Publications and Other Reports

Housing for Health Publications: 

1. Protocol for an evaluation of the Designing Communities to Support Healthy Living in Aging Residents Study

 

Other Recent Publications by Dr. Karen Lee:

Books and Book Chapters

1. Fit Cities (book)
2. Barriers and Enablers to Change in Transport and Health. Advances in Transportation and Health 2020, 1st edition 
3. New York City: The Fit City Example. Galea S, Ettman CK, Vlahov D. Urban Health 2019.  DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190915858.003.0033  https://oxford-universitypressscholarship-com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/view/10.1093/oso/9780190915858.001.0001/oso-9780190915858

Editorials

1. Globe and Mail Op Ed. (2020, January 3). Want to create a healthier country? Start by creating fitter cities [Print].  Retrieved from https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-want-to-create-a-healthier-country-start-by-creating-fitter-cities/

Relevant Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Lytvyak E, Straube S, Modi R, Lee KK. Worsening trends of obesity across Canada: a consecutive cross-sectional population-based study. 2005-2018. CMAJ Open 2022. DOI:10.9778/cmajo.20210205
2. Understanding the bigger picture: syndemic interactions of the immigrant and refugee context with the lived experience of diabetes and obesity
3. Using the Edmonton Obesity Staging System in the real world:  a feasibility study based opn cross-sectional data
4. Accelerometer and survey data on patterns of physical inactivity in New York City and the United States
5. Planning and public health: the need to work together – again!  PLAN Canada 
6. Lessons learned from the development and implementation of a citywide stair prompt initiative

 Dr. Lee's previous publications can also be found at drkarenlee.com