Menzies Institute study to help rural population get active

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NewsMenzies Institute study to help rural population get activeBy Piia WirsuNovember 19 2016 - 5:00pmBy Piia WirsuNovember 19 2016 - 5:00pmFacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailCopyStudy to help rural

population get active Researchers want to hear from rural Tasmanians about whether their landscape helps or hinders their activity levels. 

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Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania are asking people in specific rural areas in Tasmania, South Australia and Victoria to participate in a survey that will

give a picture of how planning and infrastructure could better encourage them to get out and active. 

The Menzies Institute’s Verity Cleland said similar research exists for urban centres, but there is a gap in the research in rural Australia. 

“Academic research has shown that the local environment is related to physical activity levels in cities, but this sort of research has rarely been done in a rural setting in Australia,” she

 said.

“Identifying features of our local environment that impact most on physical activity is very important because we can then help councils, government, planners and developers create spaces

and places that support healthy lifestyles for rural people.” 

The research has the potential to improve health outcomes in rural areas, with the benefits of an active lifestyle widely known. 

“Creating environments that make it easy to be active without even having to think about it has enormous potential as a way to improve population health,” Dr Cleland said.

The survey, titled Snakes, Streetlights, and Swimming Pools Study Survey, is for adults living in Devonport, Ulverstone, Strahan, Queenstown, Wynyard, Campbell Town, New Norfolk, Deloraine,

Bicheno, Burnie, Bridport, Latrobe, Scottsdale and George Town

Anyone living in these areas who is interested in taking part in the study can find the survey on the UTAS surveys website.

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