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.

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 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.

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

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

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 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.

As the incidence of pediatric obesity and sedentary lifestyle increases, more children are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, formerly a chronic disease primarily of adults who were overweight and had a sedentary lifestyle.

Communities are seeking new ways to help stretch lean budgets and meet changing resident needs. 

Communities are seeking new ways to help stretch lean budgets and meet changing resident needs. 

Epidemic increases in obesity negatively affect the health of US children, individually and at the population level. Although surveillance of childhood obesity at the local level is challenging, height and weight data routinely collected by school districts are valuable and often underused public health resources.

This resource is a policy statement that describes the goals of the Greater Washington Regional Safe Routes to School Network.