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Leigh T. Ramsey
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 2
Citations - 2556
Leigh T. Ramsey is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health education & Public health. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 2462 citations.
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The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity. A systematic review.
Emily B. Kahn,Leigh T. Ramsey,Ross C. Brownson,Gregory W. Heath,Elizabeth H Howze,Kenneth E. Powell,Elaine J. Stone,Mummy W Rajab,Phaedra S. Corso +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the Guide to Community Preventive Service's methods for systematic reviews were used to evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches to increasing physical activity: informational, behavioral and social, and environmental and policy approaches.
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The Effectiveness of Urban Design and Land Use and Transport Policies and Practices to Increase Physical Activity: A Systematic Review
Gregory W. Heath,Ross C. Brownson,Judy Kruger,Rebecca Miles,Kenneth E. Powell,Leigh T. Ramsey +5 more
TL;DR: Because community- and street-scale urban design and land-use policies and practices met the Community Guide criteria for being effective physical activity interventions, implementing these policies and Practices at the community-level should be a priority of public health practitioners and community decision makers.