The Community Healthy Living Index (CHLI), developed by the YMCA of the USA, helps a community assess its support for healthy living in the places where people live, work, learn, and play, allowing their community members to lead fuller, healthier, lives.
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This progress report was prepared by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as the Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities program reached its midway point in the grant.
Read MoreA book from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Urban Institute outlines opportunities and challenges for the strategic use of data to build healthier, stronger communities.
Read MoreIn a commentary for the Institute of Medicine, LIIF's Nancy Andrews explores how a $100 billion investment in affordable housing and early education can create healthier communities.
Read MoreTestimony by David Fleming, former Director and Health Officer of public health in Seattle & King County, Washington, for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.
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Testimony by David Erickson of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America.
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This infographic highlights a few ways that schools can promote daily physical activity for kids. Comprehensive physical activity programs not only offer children the skills to learn how to be physically active for a lifetime, but also provide physical and mental benefits which help them perform better in school.
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This infographic by Active Living Research (ALR) shows how the design of communities can help families be physically active. The presence of parks, trails, playgrounds, sidewalks, and bike lanes encourage walking, biking, and play among both kids and adults.
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This infographic by Active Living Research (ALR) highlights evidence that sidewalks, connected bike facilities, public transportation and traffic calming are strategies that can make it easier for people to reach their destination without the use of a private vehicle.
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This infographic by Active Living Research (ALR) highlights evidence that parks and recreation areas can increase physical activity levels while also providing economic benefits to families and communities.
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This infographic by Active Living Research (ALR) features evidence on some of the barriers children face in being able to walk, bike, or play in their schools and neighborhoods.
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This infographic by Active Living Research highlights several studies which evaluated changes in physical activity after the implementation of built environment and programmatic modifications in different cities
Read MoreThis 90-minute webinar includes a short overview of the Health in all Policies approach, and an introduction to the work of Baltimore’s Cross Agency Health Taskforce and Sonoma’s Health Action, including history, accomplishments, and a discussion of the lessons learned from these exciting local initiatives.
Read MoreA policy guide by geared toward state and local government leaders seeking to use intersectoral collaboration to promote healthy environments.
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Just as conditions within our homes have important implications for our health, conditions in the neighborhoods surrounding our homes also can have major health effects. This issue brief by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examines the current evidence linking neighborhoods and health.
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