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Xuemei Zhu
Researcher at Texas A&M University
Publications - 27
Citations - 2012
Xuemei Zhu is an academic researcher from Texas A&M University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1664 citations. Previous affiliations of Xuemei Zhu include University of Central Florida.
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A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design
Roger S. Ulrich,Craig Zimring,Xuemei Zhu,Jennifer R. DuBose,Hyun-Bo Seo,Young-Seon Choi,Xiaobo Quan,Anjali Joseph +7 more
TL;DR: This review found a growing body of rigorous studies to guide healthcare design, especially with respect to reducing the frequency of hospital-acquired infections and the state of knowledge of evidence-based healthcare design has grown rapidly in recent years.
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Walkability and Safety Around Elementary Schools: Economic and Ethnic Disparities
Xuemei Zhu,Chanam Lee +1 more
TL;DR: Economic and ethnic disparities exist in the environmental support for walking around public elementary schools in Austin, suggesting the need for tailored interventions in promoting active living.
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Impact of the safe routes to school program on walking and bicycling
TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied 801 schools in the US states of the District of Columbia, Florida, Oregon, and Texas to assess how the proportion of students walking and biking to school changed after the introduction of Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs.
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Beyond Distance: Children 's School Travel Mode Choice
TL;DR: To promote walking to school, route/street improvements appear promising, but parallel educational and promotional efforts may be needed to address perceptual and attitudinal barriers.
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Correlates of walking to school and implications for public policies: survey results from parents of elementary school children in Austin, Texas
Xuemei Zhu,Chanam Lee +1 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that society should give high priority to lower socioeconomic status populations and to multi-agency policy interventions that facilitate environmental changes, safety improvements, and educational programs targeting both parents and children.