Scholarships Available for the 2017 National Walking Summit

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America Walks and the Every Body Walk! Collaborative are offering scholarships for the 2017 National Walking Summit, “Vital and Vibrant Communities: The Power of Walkability,” to be held in St. Paul, MN from September 13-15, 2017. They are waiving the $375 fee for 100 attendees.

Walkability increases access to basic needs and services and creates vital and vibrant communities, which encourages involvement and supports a high quality of life for everyone and overcome existing disparities.

Latino neighborhoods often lack safe places to walk and access to basic needs and services, thus face higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

This Summit will expand what is meant by the term healthy to include not only physical health, but also the social, economic, and civic health in a city where you can explore firsthand the potential of walkable communities.

Scholarship applications are due May 15, 2017. 

Early bird registration will continue through July 15.

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