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Local Policy Development

 

 

Steps for Advancing Local Policy:

1- Develop a good strategy

2- Provide evidence for your case

3- Design for Success

4- Develop Key Partners

 

 

Click here for summary document of Healthy Eating/Active Living local policy examples. 

 

 

Online Resources:

Mayors’ Guide to Fighting Childhood Obesity

ENACT Local Policy Database

NaCo Healthy Counties Database

National League of Cities Policy Tool Kit

NCSL Healthy Community Design Resources

NASBE:  Policies to encourage physical activity

NASBE:  Policies to encourage healthy eating  

 

 

 

 

 

 Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, University of Missouri Extension

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New publication from the CDC - Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United States

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The Transportation Prescription is a policy guide that analyzes the intersection of transportation, health and equity. This report provides key policy and program recommendations that can improve health outcomes in vulnerable communities, create economic opportunity, and enhance environmental quality.

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Current Health Care reform bill has provision that could provide billions of dollars for walking paths, streetlights, jungle gyms and even farmers' markets.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Researchers:  Those who participate in active commuting have lower BMI, obesity, triglyceride levels, blood pressure and insulin levels in men.

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