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Neighborhood
General Neighborhood Resources
- Regional Development and Physical Activity: Issues and Strategies for Promoting Health Equity
PolicyLink (November 2002)
Download:http://www.policylink.org/Research/PhysicalActivity/
- Active Living by Design
Active Living by Design is a program that establishes innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies. There are 25 Active Living by Design community partnerships across the country. The website features profiles, tools and resources intended to encourage other efforts.
http://www.activelivingbydesign.org/
- Communities of Excellence in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (CX3): Neighborhood Nutrition Focus
California Department of Health Services, Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section
Comprehensive assessment and evaluation tool kit to support improving nutrition and physical activity in low-income communities.
http://www.ca5aday.org/cx3
- Organizing and Coalition Building: Increasing Your Strength
PolicyLink
Focusing in on one of eight strategies in coalition building, this tool helps organizations develop a collected vision for their community and achieve a common goal.
http://www.policylink.org/AdvocatingForChange/Organizing http://www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.5137443/apps/s/content.asp?ct=6987867
- Healthy Neighborhoods Project: A Guide for Community Building and Mobilizing Around Health
This guidebook, created by the healthy neighborhoods project of Contra Costa County Health Services presents a strategy that health departments and other agencies can use for improving community health. It presents the asset-based, community building model of the Healthy Neighborhoods Project and how it has been implemented in Contra Costa County.
www.cchealth.org/groups/healthy_neighborhoods/
- Public Health Indicators and National Data (PHIND)
The mission of this web site is to provide community-level social indicators of health, with links to community specific sites, indicators and comparisons. The site is organized into 11 domains of Community Health which promote Good Physical and Mental Health and Long Life: Infrastructure, Employment, Maternal and Child Health, Transportation, Economy, Housing, Health, Public Safety, Natural Environment, Education, Culture and Recreation.
www.communityphind.net/
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