This article describes the latest developments in Complete Streets Policies across the nation. Essentially, a Complete Streets policy determines how the residing department of transportation authority will design streets and how transportation funds will be spent. According to the Complete Streets Coalition, of all the 488 policies in place, the city of Indianapolis has produced an exemplary model of what a true Complete Streets policy should look like. Additionally, this article summarizes the 10 principals that the Complete Streets Coalition considers to be most important in any Complete Streets policy. ...
Young Latinos like Pedro from the Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative were inspired to make a difference in their community while attending the National Food & Fitness Youth gathering held in Boston. Youth from across the country gathered to share their thoughts and ideas on how they could be successful at bringing healthy changes to their community. Youth shared ideas for how they could bring food justice to their community and how they could use on-line tools to amplify their voice. See this Storify recap to learn about some of the thought provoking activities and discussions which took place at this meeting. Learn more about youth engagement and the non-profit, CANFIT, that organized this effort. ...
This slideshow presentation provides an overview for how the Active Living Research (ALR) group and Public Health Law Center have worked together and used research to inform policy. ALR produced research briefs on shared use and physical activity. The Public Health Law Center worked to craft policy guidance on liability and shared use; while the American Heart Association played a key role in advocating and building government relations with Mississippi legislators. Cities in Mississippi like Bolton & Tupelo and schools like Brown and Okolona Elementary are examples of shared use success! For more information on how to get started with shared use in Mississippi, check out The Best Practice Toolkit for Shared Use Agreements in ...
A report produced by Food & Water Watch, describing the need for federal regulation of food marketed to children. The publication suggests that the government should lend greater authority to the FTC for placing food marketing restrictions on companies who produce junk food for children, that the FTC be allowed to create mandatory nutrition guidelines, that ads for unhealthy foods be limited, and that food companies should reformulate food products according to healthier ...
This is an announcement for an Earth Month "Re-paint & Re-Plant" event to be held on April 27, 2013 at the site of the future WAYS Reading and Fitness Park. ...
The city of Los Angeles was able to acquire blighted properties to create more green space, by building "pocket" parks for children living in the underserved areas of Los Angeles. Already, the city has built 7 parks, and has 10 more parks under construction. ...
The preliminary results of this study highlight the need for obesity prevention among Latino children and reveal the strong potential of a faith-based community as a venue and infrastructure for implementing effective obesity-prevention strategies. Click here for more ...
A study published in February 2013 by The Hudson Institute found that restaurant owners who have begun to offer healthier food options have been seeing an increase in sales. Check out the full report here! Read more about the report in the New York ...
According to researchers from the University of Montreal exergaming--playing video games that require increased physical activity--should be tested in community centers or at schools. A recent study in Montreal found that the majority of exergamers are often females who are stressed about their ...
