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The Built Environment and Population Physical Activity: Methods for Mapping the Relevant Laws.

Tracy Nau^1,2, William Bellew^1,2, Billie Giles-Corti^2,3

¹Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW,Australia.

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Summary

This study introduces a 10-stage legal mapping process to analyze laws influencing physical activity (PA). This method helps understand how laws can be used as a policy lever to promote population PA.

Keywords:

bicycling government regulation legal epidemiology public policy walking

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Area of Science:

Public health law
Policy science
Urban planning

Background:

Physical activity (PA) promotion is a global health priority.
Laws serve as crucial policy instruments for achieving sustained health benefits.
Understanding the legal landscape is essential for effective PA policy.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a systematic process for mapping laws relevant to physical activity.
To establish a protocol for scientific mapping of laws influencing the built environment for PA.
To guide the design, investment, and implementation of legal interventions for population PA.

Main Methods:

Developed a protocol for scientific mapping of laws based on public health law research methods.
Utilized the MonQcle online legal research platform for data coding, analysis, and presentation.
Applied a 10-stage legal mapping process to state and territory laws in Australia.

Main Results:

Successfully mapped state and territory laws influencing walking and cycling in Australia.
Detailed the 10 key stages involved in the legal mapping process.
Demonstrated the application of legal mapping to understand PA policy levers.

Conclusions:

Law is an underutilized component of PA policy research.
Accessible legal data is necessary for developing effective legal interventions to improve PA.
Legal mapping provides a foundational step for evaluating laws and informing policy for PA.