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Tom Schmid
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 11
Citations - 1992
Tom Schmid is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Public health. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications receiving 1925 citations.
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Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity
TL;DR: This ecologic study reveals that urban form could be significantly associated with some forms of physical activity and some health outcomes.
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Policy as intervention: environmental and policy approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Tom Schmid,M Pratt,E Howze +2 more
TL;DR: This paper describes the evolution of efforts to prevent cardiovascular disease, from individual health education approaches to broader community education efforts and, finally, to comprehensive and integrated programs addressing environmental, policy, and individual behavior change.
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A cost-benefit analysis of physical activity using bike/pedestrian trails
Guijing Wang,Caroline A. Macera,Barbara Scudder-Soucie,Tom Schmid,Michael Pratt,David M. Buchner +5 more
TL;DR: The most sensitive parameter affecting the cost-benefit ratios were equipment and travel costs; however, even for the highest cost, every $1 investment in trails resulted in a greater return in direct medical benefit.
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Cost Analysis of the Built Environment: The Case of Bike and Pedestrian Trials in Lincoln, Neb
Guijing Wang,Caroline A. Macera,Barbara Scudder-Soucie,Tom Schmid,Michael Pratt,David M. Buchner,Gregory W. Heath +6 more
TL;DR: Construction of trails fits a wide range of budgets and may be a viable health amenity for most communities and efforts to decrease cost and increase the number of users should be considered.
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Cost effectiveness of a bicycle/pedestrian trail development in health promotion.
Guijing Wang,Caroline A. Macera,Barbara Scudder-Soucie,Tom Schmid,Michael Pratt,David M. Buchner +5 more
TL;DR: This analysis provides basic cost-effectiveness measures of bicycle/pedestrian trails and policymakers can use this information in making resource allocation decisions.