PARTNERING WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

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• Corporate Authors:
  American Public Health Association. ; Transportation for America. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity.
• Description:
  The places where we live, work and play influence our health. As a result, efforts to improve health are most effective when they address the environments, conditions and policies that influence what choices are available to people. For instance, people are more likely to walk and bicycle when the environment around them provides safe and convenient ways to actively travel to their destinations.
  
  Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people live, work, learn and grow. They greatly impact how long and how well people live and “are key drivers of health inequities”. For example, neighborhoods that lack sidewalks may discourage people from walking due to increased pedestrian risk. Physical inactivity is linked to increased rates of chronic disease and poor health outcomes, such as diabetes or heart disease.
  
  This document was funded through a CDC Cooperative Agreement 6NU38OT000131-4. The contents of this document are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the American Public Health Association or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We would like to acknowledge the staff at Transportation for America and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity for reviewing the document and providing vital feedback.
  
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• Subjects:
  Exercise Health Promotion Health Status Disparities Housing Public Health Residence Characteristics Social Environment
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement 6NU38OT000131-4
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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  urn:sha256:ae8417b747e2a86848154650c228480e4941896520b595a46dec62be97c1ecaf
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150893/cdc_150893_DS1.pdf
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