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HKHC Annotated Resource Book for Built Environment and Physical Activity

The annotated resource guide for Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities includes a variety of resources for communities working on physical activity and the build environment. The guide is organized by different topic areas, some of which are: Youth Engagement, Safety and Crime, and Land Use and Transportation. It also includes action tools and a list of organizations working the connection between physical activity and the built environment.

Resource Type

Toolkit | Publication |

Topic

Public Health | Recreation and physical activity | Childhood obesity | Environment | Community design | Physical activity and health | Community development | Land use and zoning | Transportation | Schools | Safety |

Attribution

Published

April 9, 2009

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FOR HKHC Grantee Meeting Built Environment and Physical Activity-An Annotated Resource Book-HKHC 03.26.09_MM.pdf

An Annotated Resource Book for Healthy Eating and Community Design

This annotated resource guide provides a listing of
relevant programs, organizations, tools and presentations intended to support
healthy eating via community design. The guide is organized by different topic areas, some of which include:
Youth Engagement, Federal Food Programs, Food Security/Food Deserts, Health Disparities, Food Retail, Land Use/Planning, Food and Nutrition Policy, Gardens, Farm‐to‐School among others.
It also includes action tools and a list of organizations working the
connection between healthy eating and community design.

Resource Type

Toolkit | Publication |

Topic

Public Health | Childhood obesity | Nutrition and health | Food access | Food policy | Community design | Community development | Land use and zoning | Schools |

Attribution

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HE_Resource_Guide_v1.pdf

Fact Sheet on Joint Use Agreements

Concerns such as costs, liability and security frequently prevent after-hours recreational use of school facilities. This fact sheet from the National Policy and Legal Analysis Network (NPLAN) provides information to help city, county, and town governments utilize joint use agreements to partner with school districts and expand the availability of places to be physically active. 

Resource Type

Publication |

Topic

Recreation and physical activity | Environment | Community design | Physical activity and health | Schools |

Attribution

Website

What is a Joint Use Agreement - NPLAN

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership is a network of more than 350 nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and professionals working together to advance the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) movement in the United States.

Resource Type

Organization |

Topic

Transportation | Schools | Safety |

Attribution

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Website

http://www.saferoutespartnership.org
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