Date of Award
Spring 3-26-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
Public Health
First Advisor
Dr. Michael Eriksen
Second Advisor
Dr. Arthur Wendel
Abstract
Safe Routes to School is a national program funded by the Department of Transportation. The goal of the program is to increase children’s active transport to and from school, primarily by walking, in response to the epidemic of childhood obesity. Implementation at the state and local level has had varying success. In my capstone presentation, I discuss the creation, implementation, and ongoing success of the program at Oak Grove Elementary, a local public school in Georgia. The program is comprised of the 5 Es: Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, Engineering, and Evaluation. Each of these five components will be focused on, as well as ongoing challenges in the struggle to retrofit a school to make it more walker-friendly in a car-dependent environment.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1294785
Recommended Citation
Henderson, Susan, "Safe Routes to School: Launching the Program at Oak Grove Elementary School." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2010.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1294785