A Place for Healthier Living: Improving Access to Physical Activity and Healthy Foods

A collaboration between PolicyLink and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, this brief is one of four that outline strategies for achieving better health through community-focused solutions. This issue brief discusses a multi-level approach to improving diet and activity, one that considers, for example, how schools and stores affect diet and how zoning and public safety affect exercise. It describes a variety of successful community-level and legislative actions that can serve as models, and makes broad recommendations for further policy and action.

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