About Mass in Motion
This website gives an overview of how Mass in Motion was formed, who its partners are, and how the initiative has helped support policy change and prevention. ...
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ACE food distribution program helps Houston-area families make nutritious choices
Houston's local news highlights the ACE program at KIPP Explore Academy. ...
Read MoreActive Living Plan for a Healthier San Antonio
Check out the city of San Antonio's Active Living Plan here! This plan, which is modeled after the National Physical Activity Plan, is one of the first local level plans ever developed to encourage citizens to engage in various forms of physical activity. Learn more about the process that went into developing this plan from this slideshow presentation, presented by Laura Esparza, of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR), at the 2014 Active Living ...
Read MoreActive Play Project
Children at Perez and Odom elementary schools have increased the amount of time they spend doing moderate to vigorous physical activity, after implementing the Active Play Project at their schools. ...
Read MoreA Complete Streets Survey in Spanish Produced by AARP
A Complete Streets checklist in Spanish, which encourages citizens to inspect their neighborhood streets, in order to determine areas of improvement, and increase street safety. ...
Read MoreActive Texas 2020
Leadership and partnership played a key role in the development of the Active Texas 2020 plan to promote physical activity. At the Fit City Summit in January 2009, local leaders from the Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, the Austin's Mayor's Fitness Council, and members from the academic community decided that it was time to make physical activity a priority in Texas. The plan specifies that physical activity will be a health priority across the state when state policies, legislation, and funding are directed towards physical activity initiatives. ...
Read MoreA List of Local Events for Young Leader Participants
Find out about local healthy lifestyle events aimed at reducing Latino childhood obesity. The events listed take place in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and El ...
Read MoreA One- Page Overview of The Walking Classroom
The Walking Classroom is a way to keep kids active while they learn material they would ordinarily be covering in a classroom. The children listen to English Language Arts lessons that are preloaded into a WalkKit while they take a 12-17 minute walk outside. Learn more about the walking classroom by clicking here. ...
Read MoreA Playground Near Every Child: How One Man (The Mayor) Made a Difference
This document provides the details of how St. Petersburg's Play 'n' Close to Home initiative first came to be and how it was implemented. Before this policy was enacted, only 49% of residents under the age of 18 lived within half a mile of a playground. Mayor Baker stood fully committed to ensuring that the Play 'n' Close to Home initiative was enacted and properly implemented. To ensure proper implementation Mayor Baker assigned high-level staff to gather support from key partners in the community. These individuals gathered data and provided information on the the costs and benefits of playgrounds. Although, Mayor Baker did not face any opposition, he did face a challenge in that the city was 95% developed, and that land was only available at a premium. This is when the idea of joint ...
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