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Site Specific Community Resource: Active Community Environments (ACEs) Interventions

Listed below are information and references to address physical activity and nutrition in specific sites or settings within the  community setting.

All aspects of an active community intervention are incorporated within the Active Community Environments (ACEs) Resource Kit (PDF, 2.57 MB).  Listed below are specific chapters and resources from the kit.  For a quick reference document, use the What Works in Communities - Active Environments (PDF, 445 KB).

            Step 1: Why have an ACEs initiative? (PDF, 94 KB)

            Step 2: How to get started (PDF, 46 KB)

            Step 3: Assessing your community (PDF, 107 KB)

            Step 4: Strategies for an active community (PDF, 109 KB)

            Step 5: Making decisions: Where to focus your efforts (PDF, 81 KB)

            Step 6: Evaluating your program  (PDF, 43 KB)

Appendices

A: Planning Resources  (PDF, 45 KB)

B: Assessment Checklist  (PDF, 107 KB)

C: Sample Survey Questions  (PDF, 66 KB)

D: Recommendation Table  (PDF, 43 KB)

E: Action Plan Worksheet  (PDF, 35 KB)

RESOURCES

Assessment Tool List

• The Active Environment Assessment Checklist contains a self-assessment checklist to see what physical activity strategies are already in place in your community and what other strategies you might want to consider adding.

Strategies List

• See a quick reference document, the What Works in Communities - Active Environments (PDF, 445 KB).

• See toolkit links by categories in Step 4: Strategies for an Active Community, for specific strategies listed by topic area (e.g. physical activity, nutrition, tobacco use, etc.).

• Active Living and City Planning: Why Schools, Public Health, Local Officials & Other Healthy Living Advocates Should Get to Know Their MPO (PDF, 31 KB) - An issue brief on how to work with Municipal Planning organizations to incorporate opportunities for alternative means of transportation in city planning.

• Safe Routes to School: Why Schools, Public Health, Local Officials & Other Healthy Living Advocates Should Get Involved with Safe Routes to Schools (PDF, 34 KB)  

Materials for Implementation

• See toolkit links by categories in Step 4: Strategies for an Active Community, of the kit for links to resource materials. 

Evaluation Tools

• See the ACEs toolkit Step 6.    

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Last Updated: October 10, 2011