Cancer and obesity : what are communities doing?

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communications.
• Description:
  The CDC’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program supports comprehensive cancer control efforts, including environmental approaches that promote physical activity and healthy food options in communities. ; In schools and early childhood centers ; • Encouraging walk-to-school and bike-to-school programs. ; • Supporting quality physical education. ; • Increasing healthy food options. ; In homes ; • Promoting breastfeeding. ; • Encouraging families to participate in physical activities together. ; • Encouraging families to limit screen time. ; In the workplace ; • Encouraging stairs. ; • Encouraging walking clubs or walking meetings. ; • Increasing healthy food options in vending machines and cafeterias. ; For all their residents ; • Increasing access to walking trails. ; • Allowing the community to use school facilities outside of school hours for physical activity. ; • Building roads that are safe for all types of transportation to share. ; • Working with real estate developers to increase pedestrian-friendly developments. ; • Increasing access to farmers’ markets. ; • Planting community gardens. ; • Promoting community messaging about healthy eating, physical activity, and risks of obesity. ; vs-1017-Obesity-Cancer-1185px-v2.png
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• Subjects:
  • Neoplasms/epidemiology
  • Neoplasms/prevention & control
  • Obesity/prevention & control
  • Preventive Health Services
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/48490/cdc_48490_DS1.png
• File Type:
  [PNG - 638.41 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:337dbf74ca02ad9f1a2d3003f540c74b66834a176badaf04751eb6a565e1eecf