EVENTS

Washington Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity Annual Meeting - May 1, 2007

Beyond Obesity: Physical Activity and the Promise of Healthier Communities

Annual Meeting Agenda

3rd Active Living Leadership Forum - May 2, 2007

Leadership Forum Agenda

resources

For presentations from the Active Living Leadership in Washington Forum held June 8, 2006, click on the links below.

• Jane Moore - Active Living Overview

• Paula Reeves - Transportation Approach to Active Living

• Anne Fritzel & Julia Walton - Land Use and Connectivity

• Beth Glynn - Education & Awareness

• Melissa Wittstruck - Education & Awareness

For the Institute of Medicine's Report on Childhood Obesity (and the role that physical activity and the built environment plays in it) click here.

For National Survey and Registry of Programs Addressing Childhood Physical Inactivity and Excess Weigh, go to Shaping America's Youth.

Action for Healthy Kids has put out a valuable resource titled "THE LEARNING CONNECTION: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Our Schools." Click here to get the pdf file!

Organizations

If you are looking for ideas, support and good reasons for becoming more physically active, these resources will get you moving!

American Heart Association
www.justmove.org/home.cfm
Keep track of your progress online, or browse frequently asked questions and resources.

Shape Up America
www.shapeup.org
Dr. C. Everett Koop's site on safe weight management and fitness. Calculate your body mass index and assess your health-risk and fitness level.

Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide
Why exercise is one of the best things you can do and how to get past the barriers.

Exercise for Seniors: Age Page
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/exercise/toc.html
A Guide from the National Institutes of Health 

National Senior Health & Fitness Day
http://www.fitnessday.com/senior/
Good information on exercise and physical activity and how to participate in the Senior Fitness Awards.

National Women's Health & Fitness Days
http://www.fitnessday.com/women/

Family Health & Fitness Days USA
http://www.fitnessday.com/family/

King  County's guide to good health through healthy living          www.metrokc.gov/health/exercise

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
www.rwjf.org/programs/physicalActivity.jsp
RWJF's Resource Center for active living, obesity and nutrition.

Active Living by Design
www.activelivingbydesign.org
Provides approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies

The CDC's Active Community
www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces
A web site dedicated to designing and building health places.

Leadership for Active Living (LAL)
www.leadershipforactiveliving.org
LAL 's guide to educating state leaders on the importance of "active" community design.  

Local Government Commission (LGC)
www.lgc.org  
LGC's guide to building livable communities.

Washington State Department Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA/wa_nutrition_pa_plan.htm

For the downloadable .pdf file of the Washington State Nutrition and Physical Activity Plan, click here. An executive summary of that report can be found here. Many of the Coalition members helped write this plan and the coalition is dedicated to helping implement the plan.

Washington State Department of Transportation

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/default.htm

The DOT's plans for improving biking and walking in Washington can be found by clicking here.

Washington State's Physical Activity and Nutrition Network http://depts.washington.edu/waaction/index.html

For information on what is going on with the partners working to implement the state's Physical Activity and Nutrition Plan click here.

Northwest Physical Activity Coalition
www.beactiveforlife.org
An interactive Web site that promoted pedometer walking and where you can log your activities and chart your progress.

Feet First  http://www.feetfirst.info/

Feet First's mission is to promote the rights and interests of pedestrians
and to encourage people to enjoy the pleasures of walking. To go to their website, click here.

Bike Maps in Washington State

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/Paths_Trails.htm

The Washington State Department of Transportation is an excellent resource for finding out where safe cycling routes are. Click here.