Healthy Communities: Reports, Evaluations, and Toolkits
Report, Website
Ten Principles for Building Healthy Places

This report sets out 10 principles that can be used to approach building healthy communities. The principles in the report will help people live longer, more productive lives, re­duce unhealthy lifestyles, help improve a community’s competitive advantages, and allow developers, investors, local governments, and citizens to prosper.

Report
Physical Activity Supports Academic Achievement

This easy-to-read special report, released in 2013, is a roadmap for parents, educators, school administrators, and school volunteers to create healthier school environments so the children in their lives are better positioned to learn.

Toolkit, Video, Laws and Policies
Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Law Enforcement Training

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed videos and training resources on bicyle and pedestrian safety for law enforcement. 

Report
State Network Policy Successes

In 2010 and 2011, the 20 state networks engaged more than 600 partner organizations and agencies in policy priorities based upon the following policy categories:

Report, Case Study
The Second Wave:

This report describes the strategies, partners, successes and lessons learned from the Safe Routes to School state network project in 20 states during 2010.

Toolkit, Report, Case Study
Building Healthy Communities

According to CSBA’s research with school governance teams in California, schoolboard members recognize the link between student health and academicachievement, but when faced with a multitude of competing priorities and limitedresources, are hard pressed to make wellness a high priority in the district/COE.

Report
Active Transportation and Parks and Recreation

Through active transportation, parks and recreation agencies provide valuable benefits to communities by providing an engine for economic development, increasing health and wellbeing, supporting conservation and providing benefits to all citizens regardless of socioeconomic status. 

Evaluation, Report
2014 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Released in April 2014, the 2014 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth assesses the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in American children and youth, facilitators and barriers for physical activity, and related health outcomes. 

Report
Years of Potential Life Lost from Unintentional Injuries

In this report CDC analyzed data from the National Vital Statistics System multiple cause of death files for the period 2000–2009 (3), the most recent data available. 

Report, Case Study
Promising Practices to Improve Schools and Communities

This document describes strategies used to implement collaborative and comprehensive education reform at all levels.