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Physical Activity

Physical inactivity plays a major role in a host of chronic diseases and health-threatening conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The Public Health Institute works to advance policy and environmental change so all communities have safe places to play and get active, through community-based solutions, youth and parent empowerment approaches, and a focus on scalable strategies that benefit primarily low-resource, high-need communities. PHI has partnered with more than 200 worksites to introduce physical activity education and positive environmental changes, with a focus on low-wages industries like agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality and retail.  Our experts have led and supported advocacy campaigns to pass groundbreaking physical activity legislation, including changing school-based policies, advancing active transportation measures, and creating local parks and green spaces.

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  • 250K people living in more walkable and bikeable communities
  • 23K Latinos in rural towns have increased their physical activity
  • 5K more California kids were able to walk and bike to school safely

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The last few years have been immensely challenging for communities around the globe—in some cases, setting back public health gains by years or decades. But these last few years have also demonstrated what works: Sustained investments in communities, health and equity, and policy change to support them. Now is the time to strengthen these successes, to ensure that no community falls behind.

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