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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Timely Health Messages Boost Stair Use in Boston Subway by 4.3 Percent
June 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
From January 2002 to October 2003, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) created a new automated technology for counting stair users.
Putting Designs on Architects to Promote Physical Activity
July 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Seaside Institute convened a conference called Architecture and the Nation's Health: Design Matters in Seaside, Fla., in February 2003.
Articles Tell Readers the Shape They're in, and How to Fix it
August 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
In 2003, Public Access Journalism produced a five-part newspaper series, available online, entitled The Shape We're In, which examines factors contributing to the rising number of obese and overweight Americans.
Awards for Heroes Who Create Healthy Schools
October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The National Dairy Council developed the Healthy School Heroes Awards, through which 27 individuals received public recognition for exemplary work to create health-promoting schools in 2002.
2003 Report to the Nation on how Schools are Responding to Childhood Obesity Epidemic
November 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Pyramid Communications, a Seattle-based strategic public affairs organization, produced a report for RWJF on school-based physical activity and healthy eating programs to help curb the nation's childhood obesity epidemic.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Promotes Active Communities
November 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which has worked for 18 years to create dedicated walking and bicycling pathways nationwide, developed a health-related component for the organization's 2001 and 2003 conferences.
Physical Education Legislation
December 31, 2004 | Chart
States continue to press forward in their crusade to curb obesity rates, particularly among children. Similar to past years, the main focus for both federal and state lawmakers remains within the school system. Because overweight children and adoles ...
Nutrition, Obesity & Physical Education
December 1, 2004 | Issue Brief
States continue to press forward in their crusade to curb obesity rates, particularly among children. Similar to past years, the main focus for both federal and state lawmakers remains within the school system. Because overweight children and adoles ...
Program Promotes the Greening of New Jersey for Bicyclists, Walkers
December 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, a nonprofit organization that supports more than 300 environmental commissions in the state, developed and implemented a program to educate New Jersey municipalities about the benefits of biking and walking.
It's Not about the Bike
December 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
The National Center for Bicycling and Walking created and fine tuned a Web-based clearinghouse and resource center for public health advocates and others interested in making communities more bicycle-friendly and walkable.