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• ENACT: Community

COMMUNITY

Low income communities and communities of color often face particularly significant environmental barriers to optimal eating and activity.  Increasing evidence shows that the characteristics of the physical environment, from the presence of parks to the availability of healthy foods in neighborhood stores, are directly linked to eating and activity behavior.  Attracting supermarkets, opening school playgrounds for community use, creating safe routes for children to walk or bike to school, and passing policies that support urban agriculture and/or preservation of open space are all examples of strategies that can be utilized to create communities that support healthy eating and activity. Visit the ENACT tool online for resources to make these strategies a reality in your community. NEXT: Media