The Active People, Healthy Nation Active Communities Tool Action Planning Guide: An Action Planning Guide and Assessment Module to Improve Community Built Environments to Promote Physical Activity: Updated May 2025

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Description:
  One of the most important steps that people of all ages and abilities can take to improve their health is to increase their physical activity. Physical activity can reduce the risk of at least 20 chronic diseases and conditions, effectively treat many of those conditions, and support positive mental health and healthy aging. It can also have immediate impacts like reduced blood pressure and feelings of anxiety and improved sleep, as well as reduce the risk for serious outcomes from some infectious diseases (for example, COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia). While the nation has experienced modest increases in physical activity levels, overall levels still remain low with only 1 in 4 U.S. adults meeting recommended levels. Many factors impact a person’s ability to be physically active beyond personal choice. Commonly reported barriers are insufficient time and safety concerns. Furthermore, access to places to be active like parks and recreation centers, and proximity to walkable everyday destinations often do not exist. People who have reduced access are less likely to meet physical activity recommendations.
  
  The purpose of the Active People, Healthy Nation Active Communities Tool Action Planning Guide (Guide) is to help community-engaged, cross-sector teams create an Action Plan for improving community design to promote physical activity. The Guide includes different assessment modules called the Active People, Healthy Nation Active Communities Tool Assessment Modules (Assessment Modules), to help teams better understand their community contexts and needs. The Guide briefly describes how to use the Assessment Modules to develop an Action Plan.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Chronic Disease / Prevention & Control Diet, Healthy Eating Exercise Government Programs Nutritional Requirements Obesity Public Health
• Keywords:
  2025 CDC Chronic Disease Prevention Resource Guide Evidence-based Intervention Models, Frameworks, And Best Practice Guidelines Nutrition, Physical Activity, And Obesity (Chronic Health Topic)
• Series:
  Active People, Healthy Nation
• DOI:
  https://www.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/251873
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet or Booklet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28 pdf pages
• Collection(s):
  Chronic Diseases and Conditions
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/251873/cdc_251873_DS1.pdf
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