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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
This video provides an overview of some of the events that took place through the 2012 San Antonio Sports Fit Family Challenge. Individuals who could not normally afford personal trainers or gym memberships were grateful for the opportunity to participate in this ...
This document provides an overview of the Healthy Zone program. By 2013, the program hopes to impact more than 32 schools and 17,000 students in the Dallas area. In the past the Healthy Zone Recognition Program has encouraged schools to adopt and implement plans like the "Education, Eating Right and Exercising Plan" at McKinney ISD. ...
Salud al Pasito will be hosting it's 1st community walk--free of charge--on Saturday, February 16, 2013. Events will include, stretches, healthy snacks, health tables, a guest speaker, and an outdoor ...
Hispanic and African America residents from underserved communities of Southern California are less likely to have easy access to parks. According to Robert Garcia, an attorney and Director of The City Project in California, because not everyone has equal access to parks in California, this is a civil rights issue. To learn more about what green space means to minorities living in Southern California, read Garcia's blog post entitled, What is Green ...
