Step Up To Health

National Recreation and Park Association

Purpose:

To encourage local park and recreation agencies and professionals to step up and take a leadership role in their community in the fight against the nation's obesity epidemic

Target Population:

All members in participating communities

Program Goals:

• To improve the existing assets and programs of a community or organization

• To advance collaboration with other stakeholders

• To engage citizens on individual, family, neighborhood and community levels

Years in Operation:

2005 – present

Results:

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Funding:

Step Up To Health receives a grant from the National Football League Youth Football Fund and is supported through a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Key Partners:

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What Works and Why:

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Structure and Operations:

Step Up to Health was developed to support Healthy People 2010. From January 2005 to May 2006, a 32-city Step Up to Health Summit Tour was conducted, reaching more than 2,200 people who represent more than 800 organizations. These people were trained on community mobilization and the Step Up to Health curriculum. Step Up to Health has continued to engage participants as "change agents" within their communities. Examples of community successes are:

• Bellevue, Wash. - Fit & Active Bellevue grants city employees free access to its fitness equipment. Bellevue is also creating a wellness committee to focus on the health, nutrition and wellness of city employees.

• Gainesville, Ga. - Gainesville Parks and Recreation (GPR) has educated children on physical activity benefits and increased their opportunity to be active in the summer day camp program. In 2005, more than 200 children signed a Healthy Lifestyle Pledge.

• Rockville, Md. - The Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks planned the Walk Rockville program to allow participants to be physically active in their own neighborhoods. Fourteen one- and two-mile walking paths were designed within the city around schools, parks, neighborhoods and businesses.

Barriers to Success:

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More Information:

http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=1765

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