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Many communities lack safe, adequate places for children and their families to exercise and play. Schools might have a variety of recreational facilities—gymnasiums, playgrounds, fields, courts, tracks—but many districts close their property to the public...

Across America, there is a movement afoot to build “complete streets” that allow people to get around safely. Conventional street design promotes traffic congestion, pollution, and collision injuries, and it discourages physical activity. Complete streets,...

Some school districts are reluctant to open school property to the community after hours, concerned about the legal risks and the costs associated with injury or property damage. The good news is that the risk...

Why should public health professionals be involved in transportation planning? Because the way our roads and public transit systems are designed has a lot to do with our health: it influences how much exercise we...

Climate change may well be one of the greatest threats to human health in this century. But by getting involved in climate change policy initiatives now under way across the country, public health advocates have...

Today millions of Americans live in what we call "sprawl" – communities where cars are the primary mode of transportation, and it can be difficult for residents to walk, bike, or take public transportation to...

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a movement that is changing communities and making children healthier by getting children to use their own power to get to and from school. By walking or bicycling to...

Exposure to mold has been associated with the development of asthma, allergies, respiratory infections, and difficulty in breathing. Low-income tenants often endure substandard housing with mold and other threats to respiratory health; their children also...

Safe Routes to School initiatives are increasing children’s physical activity across the country, making it safer and easier for kids to walk and bicycle to school. Children in rural communities often miss out on the...