Increasing Walking in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

The Walk to Fly Study

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ID11036909
AuthorsJanet E Fulton (0000-0002-1514-415X, Janet E. Fulton, Prabasaj Paul, John D. Omura, and Susan A. Carlson are with the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ginny M. Frederick is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta. Joan M. Dorn is with the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY.), Ginny M Frederick (0000-0002-4542-1293, Janet E. Fulton, Prabasaj Paul, John D. Omura, and Susan A. Carlson are with the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ginny M. Frederick is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta. Joan M. Dorn is with the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY.), Prabasaj Paul (0000-0002-4096-6171, Janet E. Fulton, Prabasaj Paul, John D. Omura, and Susan A. Carlson are with the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ginny M. Frederick is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta. Joan M. Dorn is with the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY.), John D Omura (0000-0003-3400-8804, Janet E. Fulton, Prabasaj Paul, John D. Omura, and Susan A. Carlson are with the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ginny M. Frederick is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta. Joan M. Dorn is with the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY.), Susan A Carlson (0000-0002-8534-5408, Janet E. Fulton, Prabasaj Paul, John D. Omura, and Susan A. Carlson are with the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ginny M. Frederick is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta. Joan M. Dorn is with the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY.), Joan M Dorn (0000-0003-0830-655X, Janet E. Fulton, Prabasaj Paul, John D. Omura, and Susan A. Carlson are with the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Ginny M. Frederick is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta. Joan M. Dorn is with the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY.)
Year2017
Volume107
Issue7
Pages1143-1149
Publication date2017-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2017.303766
PMID28520493
OpenAlexW2614789488
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Objectives. To test the effectiveness of a point-of-decision intervention to prompt walking, versus motorized transport, in a large metropolitan airport. Methods. We installed point-of-decision prompt signage at 4 locations in the airport transportation mall at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Atlanta, GA) at the connecting corridor between airport concourses. Six ceiling-mounted infrared sensors counted travelers entering and exiting the study location. We collected traveler counts from June 2013 to May 2016 when construction was present and absent (preintervention period: June 2013–September 2014; postintervention period: September 2014–May 2016). We used a model that incorporated weekly walking variation to estimate the intervention effect on walking. Results. There was an 11.0% to 16.7% relative increase in walking in the absence of airport construction where 580 to 810 more travelers per day chose to walk. Through May 2016, travelers completed 390 000 additional walking trips. Conclusions. The Walk to Fly study demonstrated a significant and sustained increase in the number of airport travelers choosing to walk. Providing signage about options to walk in busy locations where reasonable walking options are available may improve population levels of physical activity and therefore improve public health

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