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The conceptual framework for a combined food literacy and physical activity intervention to optimize metabolic health among women of reproductive age in urban Uganda Ghent University KU Leuven
Background: Metabolic health of urban Ugandans, mostly women, has increasingly become sub-optimal. As women are strategic for family behavioral change and do not meet WHO recommendations regarding dietary and physical activity (PA), there is an urgent need for science-based interventions to tackle unhealthy dietary and PA behaviors. Objective: To develop a food literacy and PA promotion intervention to optimise metabolic health among women of ...
A COMBINED LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION TO OPTIMIZE METABOLIC HEALTH AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN URBAN UGANDA KU Leuven
Sub-optimal metabolic health is increasing across urban SSA with no signs of receding, and this is largely attributed to the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity. Women of reproductive age (WRA) are disproportionately the most affected. Maternal sub optimal metabolic health is linked to lifelong intergenerational negative health outcomes. It is suggested that the ongoing nutrition transition in urban SSA characterised by a mismatch ...
Effect of a complex lifestyle intervention to optimize metabolic health among females of reproductive age in urban Uganda, a randomized controlled trial KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: The metabolic health of urban Ugandans, mostly females, is increasingly becoming sub-optimal. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the effect of a complex lifestyle intervention, based on a small change approach, on metabolic health among females of reproductive age in urban Uganda. METHODS: A cluster randomized controlled two-arm trial with a 1:1 allocation involving church communities in Kampala (Uganda) was undertaken. The intervention arm ...
The impact of thin asphalt layers as a road traffic noise intervention in an urban environment University of Antwerp
Low-noise thin asphalt layers (TALs) are a feasible solution to mitigate road traffic noise in urban environments. Nevertheless, the impacts of this type of noise intervention are reported mostly regarding noise levels, while non-acoustic aspects influencing the population perception are still little-known. This study investigates the implementation of TALs in two streets of Antwerp, Belgium. The effectiveness of the intervention was measured ...
Towards a sustainable urban freight transport system - Axes for intervention Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Urban freight transport (UFT) is inevitable for the liveability of our cities. It is also considered inefficient and unsustainable. Recent trends such as home deliveries and just-in-time further influence this negatively. Efforts for more sustainable UFT are widely studied, but mostly focus on specific cases. A holistic framework to map the whole UFT system is lacking. Based on a framework we developed to structure the highly heterogeneous topic ...
Noise barriers as a road traffic noise intervention in an urban environment University of Antwerp
Intending to tackle road traffic noise in urban environments, noise barriers have been proven to effectively reduce environmental noise levels, leading to positive effects on noise perception by the exposed population. This work assesses the impacts of replacing an obsolete noise barrier in a site near a highway. The effects of this change were monitored via a combination of field surveys, acoustic measurements and noise maps. The results have ...
Going beyond physical urban physical urban planning interventions University of Antwerp
INTERACT : a comprehensive approach to assess urban form interventions through natural experiments Ghent University
Background: Urban form interventions can result in positive and negative impacts on physical activity, social participation, and well-being, and inequities in these outcomes. Natural experiment studies can advance our understanding of causal effects and processes related to urban form interventions. The INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) is a pan-Canadian collaboration of interdisciplinary scientists, urban planners, ...
Pop-up interventions to foster sustainable urban accessibility: top-down or bottom-up? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sustainable urban accessibility has become a central concern for cities and decision-makers in the last few years. Cities across the globe have increasingly adopted pop-up urbanism principles, implementing pop-up interventions for space reallocation as a means to foster sustainable urban accessibility. However, current practices seem to overlook the needs of all users, especially those of vulnerable groups who face additional barriers to using ...