NBCI Declares a National Health Emergency in the Black Church

BOOSTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, REDUCING SCREEN TIME

America On the Move

A national initiative to promote physical activity.

The President's Challenge

An interactive Web site that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives., sponsored by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate you to improve.

TV Allowance - Television Time Manager

The electronic TV monitor used in Stanford researcher Tom Robinson’s study on preventing obesity by reducing children’s TV-watching time can be purchased at this Web site.

PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN COMMUNITIES

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CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity

The Physical Activity Resources section offers information and tools for those who have an interest in or responsibility for increasing physical activity.

Active Living Network

A project partially funded by the nonprofit Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It’s described as a national coalition of leaders seeking to create environments that support physical activity.

ACES — Active Community Environments

Web site for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Active Community Environments Initiative, with additional resources on walking and biking trails and physical activity promotion.

Kids Walk-to-School

The Kids Walk-to-School program features downloadable presentations, lesson plans, and other information for organizing programs to get children to walk or bike to school.

Hearts N’ Parks

A national community-based program supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that provides activities, resources, and training to people involved in park and recreation programs.

Walkable Communities, Inc.

A nonprofit corporation headed by Dan Burden (a longtime activist for bicycle and pedestrian facilities in communities). The Web site provides information, training, planning services, and other assistance for groups and organizations seeking to make their communities more walkable and bikeable. International Walk to School in the USA Web site offering a toolkit and other resources for establishing a Safe Routes to School Program in your neighborhood.