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Margaux Mennesson, Safe Routes to School National Partnership | A new report out from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and the YMCA of the USA, Making Strides: 2018 State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active Kids and Communities, analyzes state policy in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia to provide a snapshot of each state’s support for walking, biking, and physical activity. The report cards look at 27 indicators of support across four key areas: Complete Streets and Active Transportation, Safe Routes to School and Active Transportation Funding, Active Neighborhoods and Schools, and State Physical Activity Planning and Support.
The 2018 State Report Card rankings show that there is enormous opportunity for states to enact new, health-promoting, evidence-based policies and strengthen existing ones to support walking, biking, and physical activity. All of the indicators studied in the report cards have a great impact on a person’s ability to be physically active depending on where they live. Below are three key areas where advocates and practitioners can use these report cards to help make the case for increased funding and support for programs that improve health and well-being for our communities.
[For more on this story by Andrea Waner, go to https://www.communitycommons.o...ivity-in-daily-life/]
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