Evaluating School-Related Policies at the Local Level to Encourage Active Communities

Bio: Emily Thrun is a Research Specialist on the Bridging the Gap Community Obesity Measures Project at the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 2010.

Education: 2011 MUPP, University of Illinois at Chicago. 2005 B.A.,Political Science, Minor: Urban Studies, Northern Illinois University.

Key Publications: Thrun, E., Chriqui, J.F., Slater, S.S., Barker, D.C., Chaloupka, F.J. (2012). Using Local Land Use Laws to Facilitate Physical Activity. Research Brief. Available: www.bridgingthegapresearch.org.

Past Assignments: [1]Thrun E, Chriqui J, Slater S, Rimkus L, Barker D, Chaloupka, F. “Tools to Evaluate Local Government Policies Related to Physical Activity Provisions and the Food Environment.” Poster presentation at the 2012 American Planning Association National Planning Conference, Los Angeles, CA, April 2012. [2]Thrun E, Chriqui J, Slater S, Barker D, Chaloupka, F. “Local Government Policies as Potential Facilitators of the Active Living Orientation of Communities.” Poster presentation at the 2012 annual meeting of Active Living Research, San Diego, CA, March 2012.