Active Living by Design
Resources and insight on innovative approaches to increase physical activity and healthy eating through community design, public policies, and communication strategies
Alta Planning and Design
Improving communities through transportation, recreation planning, and environmental awareness
America Walks
Advocacy for local, state and national issues surrounding the creation of walkable communities
American Society of Landscape Architects
Power point presentations with background info and resources making the case for designing healthy communities
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Resources on promoting bicycling and improving bicycling conditions to allow people to meet transportation needs on a bike
Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII)
Information, resources, tools, publications, and policies to help confront health inequities
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Resources and information related to mandatory menu labeling requirements
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Links to major nutrition related resources and information for dietary planning, recommendations, and policy initiatives
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Resources on menu labeling initiatives, policy, legislative action, etc.
Complete Streets
Information and resources about the national campaign to create streets that are safe and accessible for motorists and pedestrians
Designing Active Communities; Promoting Healthy Lives
Success stories from state and local leaders
Economic Research Service
Information and resources on a variety of issues influencing health, including the farm bill, food accessibility, dietary info, etc.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel, and consumers
Healthy Eating Research
Links to research on environmental and policy strategies to promote healthy eating among children
Healthy Schools Healthy Youth
Links to key strategies, programs, data, and other info for promoting youth health
Healthy Transportation Network
Information, resources, success stories, etc. on walking improving walkability and bikability
Healthier Worksite Initiative
CDC HWI toolkits to address workforce health promotion
Hearts N’ Parks
National community-based program supported by NHLBI and NRPA designed to help park and recreation agencies encourage heart-healthy lifestyles
Institute for Health Promotion Research
Research and resources on improving the health of racially /ethnically disadvantaged people
Leadership for Healthy Communities
Advancing policies to support healthy eating and active living
League of American Bicyclists
Action steps for bike advocacy/bikability
Local Government Commission
Principles, information, and resources for creating livable communities
National Center for Environmental Health: Healthy Places
Info about the interaction between people and their environments and the connection to public health
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors: Obesity
The NACDD’s obesity resource page including a link to SAY (Shaping America’s Youth) Survey to improve nutrition and increase physical activity
National Recreation and Park Association
Nemours
Resources and information from one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems seeking to restore and improve the health of children through care and programs not readily available
Office of Minority Health
Topical data reports
Public Health, Law and Policy: Planning for Healthy Places
Resources on a broad approach to health including land use, economic development, built environment, and other policy strategies
PolicyLink Center for Health and Place
Equitable development approach to advancing policies that eliminate adverse neighborhood health conditions
Prevention Institute
Resources, tools, publications dedicated to community health improvement through primary prevention
Rails to Trails
Policy action and resources for promoting trail creation
Reconnecting America
Best practices in transit-oriented development and development-oriented transit
RWJF Childhood Obesity
Resources, information, publications related to RWJF Childhood Obesity initiative and reaching the goal of reversing the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.
SAFETEA-LU
Info on the federal surface transportation program
Safe Routes to School
Resources and information for encouraging and enabling more children to safely walk and bike to school
Smart Growth
Outlines problems and solutions for linking transportation to the creation of sustainable communities
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership
Resources and guides to community transportation opportunities; surface transportation policy partnership:
Transport, Environment and Health
Report from the WHO highlighting negative health effects of motorized transport as well as the potential health benefits of non-motorized transport
Transportation for America
Information and resources from the coalition seeking to align transportation policies with other health and equity issues
Sustainable Agriculture
National campaign cultivating grassroots efforts to engage in policy development for food systems that are healthy, equitable, and environmentally sound
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Information, resources, and grant opportunities for researching sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Table
Education for consumers on food-related issues and resources for building community through food
The California Endowment
The Children’s Environmental Health Institute
Site provides info and resources for finding solutions to address adverse health effects to children occurring as a consequence of exposure to hazardous environmental substances
The Food Project
Information and resources on growing productive cooperative communities and sustainable food systems
The Food Trust
Information and resources for achieving access to affordable nutritious food
The Praxis Project
Resources for capacity building to effect policy change
Trust for America’s Health
Information, publications, and policy aimed at improving the health of Americans
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