@article{ref1,
title="Walking in a city neighbourhood, paving the way",
journal="Journal of public health (Oxford)",
year="2007",
author="Burgoyne, L. and Coleman, R. and Perry, Ivan J.",
volume="29",
number="3",
pages="222-229",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is an increasing interest in the use of walking routes to promote physical activity. We explored the stated attitudes of selected residents from two adjacent low-income city neighbourhoods towards walking. This was in response to negative results obtained in a quantitative study assessing the impact of the Slí-na-Sláinte (path to health), a signed heart health walking route. METHOD: This was a qualitative focus group study. RESULTS: The impact of the walking route was marginal. Four major themes influencing local walking emerged, centring on the social and physical environment. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that the neighbourhoods are unreceptive to health promotion initiatives such as the Slí-na-Sláinte since residents are dealing with fundamental social and physical environmental issues. Initiatives such as the Slí-na-Sláinte need to be embedded in a supportive and facilitative environment if they are to achieve substantial impact.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1741-3842",
doi="10.1093/pubmed/fdm027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdm027"
}