GIS mapping examples of poor siting decisions are used to help the reader understand the importance of making better school site decisions using a collaborative, data informed, objective process. 

Arizona Department of Health Services partnered with the Arizona Department of Transportation SafeRoutes to School Program to develop a tool that generates a score which represents the walkability,bikeability, and safety of the school (existing or proposed) location.

The Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles (BHELA) Community Health Assessment explores the nexus between the built environment, public policy, and urban planning in an effort to determine their impact on the health and wellbeing of residents in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles.

This document provides guidance for implementing and evaluating Complete Streets.

This brief provides an overview of the burden of violence and state strategies to prevent and reduce violence within the context of the social determinants of health—where adolescents live, learn and play.

This guide provides strategies for repealing traffic laws related to walking and biking that are racially enforced—laws that fail to enhance community safety and instead increase the risk of conflict with law enforcement for certain groups. It is designed for advocates and organizations planning to start policy campaigns to address these issues. Recognizing that policy campaigns are not one-size-fits-all, the guide offers adaptable policies to suit the unique needs of your organization, partners, and stakeholders.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.