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Get Active Orlando
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Get Active Orlando (GAO), a community partnership focused on increasing active living in one lower-income neighborhood in Orlando, FL, succeeded in both its long-term infrastructure-related and its short-term lifestyle-related goals, according to an assessment by representatives of GAO and the city.
Active Seattle
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Although the successes of Active Seattle, a partnership of a pedestrian advocacy group and the City of Seattle's transportation and public health units, reflect citywide change that could increase walking over time, a local assessment reports there are still barriers that require the initiative to modify its methods and broaden its programmatic approach.
Achieving Built-Environment and Active Living Goals Through Music City Moves
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A community partnership in Nashville, TN, has succeeded in making physical activity part of daily life in large part because the group is led by the metro area's planning department and has enjoyed sustained political support through two mayoral administrations.
Partnership Moves Community Toward Complete Streets
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A community partnership in Sacramento, Calif. has leveraged a modest ALbD grant into $12 million in additional funding and successfully made the walk-to-school ethic and Complete Streets concerns part of civic life throughout Sacramento county.
Activate Omaha
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Implementing the Active Living by Design (ALbD) community action model, a community partnership in Omaha has successfully moved in five years from establishing community awareness of active living to implementing large-scale policy and infrastructure change, according to an article by a team from state and local health and education agencies.
From Partnership to Policy
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Portland, Oregon's Active Living by Design (ALbD) partnership succeeded in influencing policy and leveraging the assets of community and government partners by taking a collaborative, goal-oriented approach, according to a local assessment.
Active Living - Past, Present, and Future
December 1, 2009 | Commentary
This commentary argues that a multidisciplinary approach is an essential ingredient for achieving community change and vitality. Because active living is not a central issue of any one discipline, public health must influence other disciplines to integrate active living within the context of their respective missions.
Establishing Best Practices for Changing the Built Environment to Promote Physical Activity
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary explores the question of what needs to happen to ensure that, once built, these facilities will be effective in promoting physical activity.
Implications of Active Living by Design for Broad Adoption, Successful Implementation, and Long-Term Sustainability
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
As best practices for active living are identified, it is equally important to identify ways to ensure that these practices will be adopted and maintained. This commentary examines factors that promote successful implementation and long-term sustainability of community-based environment and policy change.
Active Living by Design as a Political Project
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The Active Living by Design (ALbD) program envisioned a change model built around the 5Ps—preparation, partnership, programming, promotions and policy. This commentary examines how another "P"—politics—has been essential to attaining the goal of promoting physical activity through changes to the built environment.