The Greek philosopher Thales and the Roman poet Juvenal both wrote about the way in which physical health and mental health are intertwined, seeking the ideal of a “sound mind in a sound body.”
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Report
Walking and Bicycling in Small Towns and Rural America
This report describes trends and policy implications for active transportation in rural communities.
Journal Article
This study found that obesity prevalence would decrease by 22% if adolescents walked/biked to school 4–5 days per week,
The results of the November 4th elections were exactly what pollsters and political prognosticators had been indicating since early summer: a number of Republican pickups in the House, and enough wins in the Senate to take control for the first time since 2008. You can read more about the changes coming to Congress and what that might mean for walking and biking programs in our latest federal policy blog.
Toolkit, Model Policy, Case Study
A Toolkit for Increasing Physical Activity through Joint Use Agreements
This toolkit shares what lessons learned from successful joint use agreements, offering guidelines and templates for other communities seeking to increase their own access to school recreational facilities.
“Are they going to kill me?”
Report, Case Study
This document describes strategies used to implement collaborative and comprehensive education reform at all levels.
Blog by Allyson Felix, Six-time U.S. Olympic Track & Field Medalist and President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition member
Platforms: Fitness.gov, www.letsmoveschools.org, Fire Up Your Feet, USATF
Report
How Collaboration can Increase Physical Activity in Communities
This resource documents findings from a survey of school principals in Kentucky about shared use of school facilities with community agencies during non-school hours. The survey was intended to gather baseline data about shared use in Kentucky as well as challenges, opportunities, and best practices for establishing shared use.
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unveiled their new six-year transportation bill. The DRIVE Act (Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act) primarily shores up our existing interstate and road-focused transportation system. Unsurprisingly given its name, the bill does not adequately address the needs of communities all across t
Report
Policy Recommendations for Removing Barriers to Community-Centered Schools
School districts are responsible for the education of almost 50 million public school students. This report identifies the larger community interest in decisions about retaining existing schools and deciding where to locate new ones.
When Deb Hubsmith founded the Safe Routes Partnership in 2005 – the same year that the first federal Safe Routes to School legislation was passed, authorizing funding to 50 states and the District of Columbia – her vision for the Safe Routes to School movement was much broader than the $612 million in initial funding outlined in the legislation. From the very beginning, Hubsmith believed that Safe Routes to School had the potential to transform our cities and towns into healthy, active communities where all people can walk, bicycle, and be physically active.
Journal Article, Fact Sheet
This study used a computer-based model of adults’ walking behavior in a hypotheticalcity to examine the possible impact of interventions on overall walking, andon walking for different purposes, among different socioeconomic groups.
On September 17th, the U.S. House Transportation Committee will be voting on the transportation bill. One of the issues they’ll be debating is whether or not to continue the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which is the main source of funding for Safe Routes to School, bicycling and walking.
Fact Sheet
A Guide for Parents and Community Advocates
All public school districts nationwide are required to implement a “wellness policy” to promote student health. This fact sheet is designed to help parents and community advocates ensure that their district’s policy is enforced.
The numbers are in, and this year's Walk to School Day was one of the most successful yet. We're excited to share some of the highlights that parents and Walk to School Day organizers shared with us from around the country.
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Public Health online assist individuals interested in the Public Health field on different professions offered. In addition, the resource provides the public with expert driven information and resources on public health topics
As many of you know, it’s award season! From the Golden Globes to the Screen Actor's Guild Awards and all the way to the Oscars… there are nominees and winners. Here at the Safe Routes Partnership we wanted in on the award season action. For the past year, the National Shared Use Task Force has been engaging in conversations about ways that we could recognize all of the great work that is happening across the country in the shared use field.
Sara Zimmerman is program and policy director at the Safe Routes Partnership.
Click here to see the Storify highlights from the #MoveEquity Tweetchat on ending street harassment to get more kids walking and biking.
The majority of Americans live in urban or suburban areas, though around 15 percent of Americans live in nonmetropolitan regions, which make up 72 percent of US land. Although the proportion of Americans who are rural residents has recently declined, these communities still comprise 46.1 million Americans (USDA, 2015). When it comes to health outcomes, researchers have identified inequities in rural areas, including higher rates of obesity compared with urban residents and differing levels of physical activity by geographic region (Yousefian et al., 2009; Hansen and Harley, 2015).