Healthy Communities: Reports, Evaluations, and Toolkits
Report
Building Schools, Building Communities

This report summarizes discussion and findings from the 2005 National Summit on School Design.

Report
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Midcourse Report: Strategies to Increase Physical Activity Among Youth

This mid-course report examines the research literature and provides recommendations for increasing physical activity levels of American youth across five key settings:  Schools, Preschool and Childcare, Community, Home, and Healthcare.

Toolkit, Case Study
Steps to a Walkable Community – Part IV

Part IV of the series "Steps to a Walkable Community: A Guide for Citizens, Planners, and Engineers."

Fact Sheet, Report, Case Study
Student Wellness

This resource provides school board members with information on local wellness and physical activity resources, sample policies, case studies and fact sheets.

Toolkit, Report, Case Study
Steps to a Walkable Community – Part II

Steps to a Walkable Community compilesmultidisciplinary tactics that readers can assemble into customstrategies designed for their community’s circumstances. 

Report
Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States

This report describes the expert panel process that was used to identify 24 recommended strategies for obesity prevention and a suggested measurement for each strategy that communities can use to assess performance and track progress over time. 

Report
School Wellness Policy and Practice

This guide is designed to help schools respond the the special nutrition concerns of low-income students in their wellness policies, including through increasing physical activity and recreational opportunities.

Toolkit, Evaluation
Active Schools Neighborhood Checklist

The aim of the Active School Neighborhood Checklist (ASNC) is to provide decision makers with a quantitative tool for evaluating the potential long-term health impacts of candidate school sites on the children who will attend them. 

Toolkit, Report
Roadmap to Improving Food and Physical Activity Environments

This document provides a list of resources, steps and processes for creating healthy food and physical activity environments.

Report, Case Study
Measuring Sprawl 2014

Released in 2014 by Smart Growth America, Measuring Sprawl 2014 examines how some places in the United States are sprawling out and some places are building in compact, connected ways.