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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Childhood Obesity Prevention
  • Urban Planning & Transportation

Background:

  • Active transportation is crucial for children's physical activity.
  • Walking school bus (WSB) programs involve adults supervising groups of children walking to school.
  • This study examined factors influencing school-organized WSB programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if school-organized walking school bus (WSB) programs differ based on school characteristics.
  • To investigate the association between district policies and state laws and the organization of WSB programs.
  • To understand the prevalence and correlates of WSB programs in U.S. elementary schools.

Main Methods:

  • Nationally representative samples of U.S. public elementary schools participated in mail-back surveys.
  • Data were collected for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 school years.
  • District policies and state laws were obtained to complement school data.

Main Results:

  • The prevalence of school-organized WSB programs increased from 4.2% to 6.2% between the two school years.
  • Schools with strong district policies for safe active routes to school were more likely to organize WSB programs (OR = 2.14).
  • Schools with state laws requiring crossing guards were also more likely to organize WSB programs (OR = 2.72).

Conclusions:

  • Walking school bus programs are not widespread in U.S. elementary schools.
  • District policies and state laws are significantly associated with a higher likelihood of schools organizing WSB programs.
  • Policy interventions may be effective in promoting active transportation among school children.