Active Living by Design
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Active Living by Design (ALbD) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org that was established in 1998. It is a part of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Active Living by Design aims to increase physical activity in daily life through community design, public policies, and communications strategies.
In November 2003, Active Living by Design funded 25 community partnerships across the country to demonstrate how changing community design will impact physical activity.
In July 2005, twelve of these partnerships also began piloting Healthy Eating by Design
Active Living
is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommends that adults accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderately intense physical activity on five or more days per week.
Individuals may achieve this by walking or bicycling for transportation, exercise or pleasure; playing in the park; working in the yard; taking the stairs; and using recreation facilities.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. The foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans...
http://www.rwjf.org that was established in 1998. It is a part of the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
Active Living by Design aims to increase physical activity in daily life through community design, public policies, and communications strategies.
In November 2003, Active Living by Design funded 25 community partnerships across the country to demonstrate how changing community design will impact physical activity.
In July 2005, twelve of these partnerships also began piloting Healthy Eating by Design
Active Living
Active Living
Active Living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines, like walking to the store or biking to work.Active Living brings together urban planners, architects, transportation engineers, public health professionals and others to build places that encourage routine activity...
is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
recommends that adults accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderately intense physical activity on five or more days per week.
Individuals may achieve this by walking or bicycling for transportation, exercise or pleasure; playing in the park; working in the yard; taking the stairs; and using recreation facilities.