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The Sioux City school district has initiated a program which they hope will encourage children to walk to school. Through grants from the state department of public health, school officials will initiate an effort to create a network of parents and peers who would walk to school.
As a Blue Zones designated community, Sioux City hopes to help Iowa become the healthiest state by 2016. The Sioux City school district is initiating a one week walking program at each school, but hopes that parents will continue the program on their own.
Read the full news article about the Sioux City’s efforts to initiate more walking to school.
By The Numbers
33
percent
of Latinos live within walking distance (<1 mile) of a park
