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Many kids lack access to active spaces and safe streets where they can be physically active. These streets are often plagued with speeding cars and lack of sidewalks.
Research shows that when communities adopt a “Complete Streets” policy and organize events such as “Open Streets,” more kids and their families become physically active, according to our new infographic on safe streets.
The infographic is part of Salud America!’s Active Spaces and Kids research package, which tackles the latest issues on the physical activity environment and offers recommendations.
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Salud America! is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded national childhood obesity prevention and communication network.
By The Numbers
33
percent
of Latinos live within walking distance (<1 mile) of a park
