 | | |
 Healthy Eating Ideas for Communities 
Simple changes to meals and snacks can make an impact on health. You can make it easier for people to choose healthy food options by including them in the menu at community meetings and events. The following guidelines can help meeting/event planners select healthier food and beverages to be served ... | Policy & Environmental Change (PEC)
Why Should My Organization Become Involved in Policy & Environmental Change? |  Communities Supporting Active Living
The design of a community can profoundly affect the health of its residents. Communities that make it easy and safe to walk and ride bikes are opening the door to a wide range of health benefits for their residents. They are reducing barriers to being physically active and helping individuals integrate physical activity into their daily lives. |  National Public Health Week 2006: A Collection of Success Stories from Michigan's Hometown Health Heroes
This report highlights 23 local initiatives to create a healthier built environment (e.g., the design of neighborhoods and manmade structures). It details their efforts to design healthy communities, increase access to healthy food, provide opportunities for physical activity, prevent injury and violence, and create cleaner air. It also provides an overview of these five focus areas as well as solutions and available resources. |  Healthy Communities Tool Kit
This tool kit includes sections that specifically focus on opportunities for physical activity, access to fruits and vegetables, and tobacco-free environments. The primary audience for this tool kit is public health practitioners, but many community groups and grassroots coalitions will find this information useful as well. |
| |
|
|
| |
|
Printer Friendly
Text Version 
Email Page
