During 2013 Texas Legislative Session, United Way Dallas will lobby for improvements to policies in the areas of education, income, and health. Childhood obesity prevention is a top health priority for United Way Dallas who plans on supporting policies that would protect annual FITNESSGRAM testing as well as health and physical education programs. United Way also supports increased access to nutritious school meals and reduction of barriers for community gardens. To support United Way Dallas in any of these policies, advocates can sign up here. ...
After enacting a Complete Streets Policy bike advocates from the organization Georgia Bikes! were able to secure two bike lanes as part of the plans for a new ...
The "Play Streets for All" initiative, a collaboration between the SF Municipal Transportation Agency, Livable City, and public health organizations, will target neighborhoods in San Francisco, CA that suffer from the high rates of childhood obesity. ...
Strategies from the National Physical Activity Plan include provisions for active living similar to those mentioned in the National Prevention Strategy published in 2011. The National Physical Activity Plan outlines strategies that would increase physical activity in all segments of the population, with special emphasis towards the vulnerable and at-risk populations. This resolution is from the 2012 APHA policy statements adopted by the Governing Council at the 140th APHA Annual Meeting. ...
The CDC is going to produce a Surgeon General’s report that is “a call to action on walking.” This will be accompanied by a national campaign for walking. “We want to lend the voice of the Office of the Surgeon General to this particular physical activity,” said Dr. Regina Benjamin. “It’s easy to do, anyone can do it and it’s fun. Learn more about this call to action here. ...
The city of El Paso received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities Program. The funding will support active living and improve community neighborhoods where Latino children with the highest obesity rates live. ...
The city of Los Angeles is working to get people walking again. The year 2012 marked great strides for residents of Los Angeles, who experienced the city's first street-to-plaza conversion, and continental crosswalk. Moreover, the city appointed two pedestrian coordinators, approved a Complete Streets pilot program for parklets or "plazitas," and featured initiatives to help residents discover ways to navigate the city without their cars. ...
