Resource Library

This brief video highlights why it is important for schools to open up their facilities to the community for physical activity.

This resource is designed to inform the public around the connection between shared use and the role it has in addressing childhood obesity. 

There are a variety of approaches to educating and engaging local elected officials as a part of your community’s Safe Routes to School movement.

These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "Maximizing the Local Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Local Elected Officials" that took place on March 21, 2013.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS CODE CONCERNING THE USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES;  TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SCHOOL COMMUNITIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

North Carolina has identified joint use agreements as a critical strategy to increase physical activity among both children and adults. 

These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "Maximizing the Local Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Local Elected Officials" that took place on March 21, 2013

This Resources Guide for Public Health Professionals helps to guide public health professionals through establishing a joint use agreements. Each section contains a discussion of tasks and strategies as well as a list of tools and resources.

The complexities of engaging and educating your governor and state agency leaders on the benefits of policies and funding that support Safe Routes to School can feel daunting, but may be easier than you imagine.

These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "Maximizing Statewide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Governors and State Agency Leaders" that took place on February 21, 2013.

In a February 2013 policy brief entitled Travel to School in California: Key Findings from the National House hold Travel Survey, the Safe Routes Partnership reveals new trends regarding travel to school.  

The need for safe play spaces in communities across the United States is more important than ever (ChangeLab Solutions, 2012). 

These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "Maximizing Statewide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Governors and State Agency Leaders" that took place on February 21, 2013.

Learn tips for advocating for policies that support Safe Routes to School.

Learn about the match requirement in the MAP-21 law.

These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "New Funding, New Partners, New Game 201: How to Build Safe Routes to School into Regional Governments" that took place on January 10, 2013. 

This webinar discusses the role of regional governments in Safe Routes to School.

These action briefs are a companion to the webinar "New Funding, New Partners, New Game 201: How to Build Safe Routes to School into Regional Governments" that took place on January 10, 2013. 

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of childhood obesity prevention programs by reviewing all interventional studies that aimed to improve diet, physical activity, or both and that were conducted in schools, homes, primary care clinics, childcare settings, the community, or combinations of these settings in high-income countries.

Part one of a two-part series discussing the role of regional governments in Safe Routes to School.