The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities: Supporting Community Action to Prevent Childhood Obesity
National Program
To catalyze and support policy and environmental change projects to promote children's physical activity and healthy eating, especially in lower-income and racial/ethnic communities at greatest risk.
Active Living by Design
National Program
To increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
National Program
To reverse the epidemic by supporting the center's efforts to: synthesize the evidence; provide expertise and resources to organizations, policy-makers, and communities working to prevent childhood obesity.
Active Living Research
National Program
To stimulate and support research to identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity, especially among children and families in low-income communities.
Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth Behavior
National Program
To improve understanding of school, community, state, and national policies and environmental factors affecting youth diet, physical activity, obesity, and tobacco, alcohol, and drug use.
Leadership for Healthy Communities: Advancing Policies to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living
National Program
To work with elected and appointed officials to create and promote healthier communities.
Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color
National Program
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.
Obesity Prevention in Children: Synergy with Diabetes Initiative
National Program
Program to support efforts of schools and communities to increase access to healthy, lower-calorie foods.
Intergenerational Programming within the Active for Life Program Sites to Reduce Childhood Obesity
National Program
Program to support efforts of senior service organizations to increase access to healthy, lower- calorie foods and opportunities for safe, daily physical activity.
Community-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Within the Injury Free Coalition for Kids Initiative Sites
National Program
Building on the Injury Free Coalition for Kids initiative, selected sites will add healthy eating environments and programs into their ongoing focus on physical activity and developing safe play areas.