Status report for Step it up! : the Surgeon General’s call to action to promote walking and walkable communities

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.
• Description:
  Physical activity has many benefits, including reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases and supporting healthy aging.1 Walking is the most common form of physical activity across the country and an excellent way to help people become more active. In September 2015, the Office of the Surgeon General of the US Department of Health and Human Services released Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities to increase walking among people across the United States. ; The purpose of this report is to summarize the state of walking and walkability when the Call to Action was released, as well as selected activities done since to sustain the messages and promote the goals established by the Surgeon General. ; Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Status Report for Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2017. ; CS270745 ; status-report.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Environmental Design
  • Exercise
  • Health Promotion
  • Physical Fitness
  • Walking
• Document Type:
  Report
• Corporate as Subject:
  Step it up!
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  ii, 27 numbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/51071/cdc_51071_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.24 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5e8a529e14d7beb588ad5b3e651261ef31fbac65c629cb66422b95a2dd53ddde