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Active Living is a way of life that integrates physical activity into daily routines, like walking to the store or biking to work. Active Living brings together urban planners, architects, transportation engineers, public health professionals and others to build places that encourage routine activity. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

• -- Active Community Environments Initiative (ACES) is a program developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wherein it encourages environmental and policy interventions that will increase the levels of physical activity and improve the public health.¹
• -- KidsWalk-to-School program is one of the plans which promote walking and bicycling to school.¹
• -- Other plans include efforts to build sidewalks, crosswalks and other ways for children to walk safely to and from school.¹

Top Resources on Active Living

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Active Living At Work
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: ACES — Active Community Environments Initiative
• Healthy U: Active Living
• Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA): What Is Active Living?
• Community of Chatham-Kent: What Is Active Living?
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): National Programs
• Oregon.gov: Promoting Healthy Eating And Active Living Through Improvements In The Built Environment

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GuideWisdom and Fast Facts References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: ACES — Active Community Environments Initiative

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