There are many ways to train young people in the ways of healthier habits. However, in addition to equipping young people with the right tools to make healthy choices, the opportunity to mold future leaders also exists. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and The Forum for Youth Investment have both recognized this and developed a guide on youth development principals for state-level practitioners and policy makers. Access the guide here. ...
KaBoom!---the non-profit dedicated to saving play in America---offers grants to help communities get started with creating shared use agreements. Grants range in amounts from $15,000-$30,000 depending on the amount of playgrounds impacted by the shared use agreement. If you are completely new to shared use agreements check out some resources that KaBoom! recommends getting started with: Joint Use.org
Changelabsolutions.org
The Shared Use Project
Center for Cities & Schools
New Schools, Better Neighborhoods (Los Angeles)
Great Schools by Design / Amer. Architectural Foundation
21st Century School Funds / BEST Initiative
Public Health Law Center (PHLC) See the shared use grants page ...
When schools, communities, or cities begin looking at ways to create more active spaces, they often think about Complete Streets, bike lanes, and safe routes to school. In providing kids with opportunities to bike, the question of bike safety and bike helmet promotion programs may arise, but what does the evidence say? Learn more about Child bicycle helmet promotion programs from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps here. ...
What type of benefits come with bicycling? Cost savings, more transportation options, transportation equity to name a few. According to the factsheet Americans will save $4.6 billion in 2012.
Learn more in the Pedaling to Prosperity fact sheet, created by the League of American Bicyclists and the National Council of La Raza ...
How can walk audits boost safety and promote a more active environment? Learn more in this May 2014 webinar produced by the Alliance for Biking and Walking. Also, get more advice on walk audits here. ...
Learning to how to ride a bike and about bicycle safety should go hand in hand. Students all over can benefit greatly from active transportation whether it's walking to school or biking to school. Check out this great multimedia resource produced by the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation and Safe Routes to School Program by NC State University's Institute for Transportation Research and Education to see how you can bring bike/ped safety lessons into the classroom. Access the Let's Go NC Resource here. ...
While childhood obesity rates have leveled off in some groups, the fact remains that Latino childhood obesity rates remain high according to a factsheet from the Leadership for Healthy Communities. “Comprehensive solutions, which include increasing access to affordable healthy foods in communities and schools, limiting the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages, addressing neighborhood safety, and improving the built environment, are necessary to prevent childhood obesity and safeguard the health of Latino children and adolescents,” the fact sheet concludes. Learn more and access the fact sheet here. ...
Interested in getting a shared use agreement for your school? Check out the Voice for Healthy Kids Shared Use Toolkit! The toolkit provides information on everything you need to know about recruiting potential partners, engaging the public, mobilizing various key stakeholders. Read case studies, and find sample messages to use on social media, newsletters, and for op-ed's. Also access: Factsheets,
Flyers,
Postcards,
Posters
Web Banners
Facebook Access the shared use toolkit and resources here. ...
Want to make a change? Locate healthy living resources like webinars, toolkits, policy briefs, fact sheets and model ordinances on the CDC's Community Health On-line Resource Center. The new site features information on policies related to: Shared Use Agreements,
Physical Activity Guidelines,
Public Health and Transportation,
Communication and Public Awareness,
Healthy Eating,
Health Equity,
Social and Emotional Wellness,
Tobacco-Free Living, and much much ...
