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How to Use the Institute of Medicine Childhood Obesity Report to Promote Active Living

The IOM’s 2005 action plan to address childhood obesity represents one of the most important pieces of supporting information for advocates and professionals working to promote Active Living. This two-page overview from the Active Living Network offers a summary for active living advocates with key action items from the report, “Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance.”

Some ways the this landmark report can be applied include the following: Promoting Safe Routes to Schools; Justifying bike and pedestrian infrastructure and programs; Revising land-use and transportation regulations; Advocating complete streets, parks and trails; Speaking with media, elected officials and business leaders. The IOM is a definitive source of credible, peer-reviewed information about public health.



OrganizationActive Living Network
Resource TypeToolkit
LocationNational
Publish Date2005
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