Former PhD student, Deepti Adlakha, has developed the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for India (NEWS-India). Highlights and link to article below:
• First study to establish the field of active living research in India
• First study to provide empirical evidence on BE, PA, and walkability in India
• Low-SES populations achieved weekly PA recommendations from travel movement
• High-SES populations achieved weekly PA recommendations from leisure activities
• Extremely dense, mixed-use, and crowded neighborhoods are barriers for PA.