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.
Physical Activity
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AARP Conducts Social Marketing Campaign to Motivate Older Adults in Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis., to be "Active for Life"
October 1, 2005 | Program Result
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) conducted a social marketing project from 2002 to 2004 to promote increased physical activity in Richmond, Va., and Madison, Wis.
Fostering Community Support to Increase Physical Activity by Low-Income, Elderly
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The City of Richmond (Va.) Department of Public Health held a conference, "FRONTRUNNERS II: Breaking Down Barriers to Physical Activity," on practical approaches to removing barriers to community-wide physical activity among low-income and elderly populations.
ROCK!
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
On October 28-30, 1998, the Richmond, Va., Department of Public Health (DPH) held a conference on local initiatives to promote fitness entitled, FRONTRUNNERS: Local Governments Taking the Lead in Fitness Promotion.
New Logo and Trail Signs Identify 2,600-Mile East Coast Greenway Urban Walking and Biking Trail
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
The East Coast Greenway Alliance created a logo and trail signs to promote the use of the East Cost Greenway, a 2,600-mile urban walking and biking trail that will link cities and towns from Maine to Florida.
West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles Act of 2005
February 10, 2009 | Evaluation
In 2005, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III signed into law House Bill 2816--the Healthy Lifestyles Act--to help address the state's obesity epidemic. The evaluation was conducted in 2007 by a team from West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
5th Graders Walk Across the U.S. (Sort of), Eat Healthy Foods and Lose 225 Pounds
July 1, 2005 | Program Result
Between January and June 2004, fifth grade students at the Burnt Chimney Elementary School in Wirtz, Va., participated in a comprehensive program designed to increase their daily physical activity.
Grant Funds Hiking and Biking Trail at Richmond, Va., Home for Chronically Mentally Ill
May 1, 2002 | Program Result
Gateway Homes of Greater Richmond (Va.) constructed a three-mile hiking and biking trail on its 30-acre campus and purchased eight mountain bicycles, bicycle helmets, water bottles and first-aid kits.