Get Active! Park, Trail, and Greenway Infrastructure Interventions Increase Physical Activity

07/20/2022 10:00 AM EDT

By: Amy Lansky, PhD, MPH, director of the Community Guide Office, Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Ken Rose, MPA, chief, Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This spring, the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) issued a recommendation for park, trail, and greenway infrastructure interventions used in combination with additional interventions, such as structured programs or community awareness such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Active People, Healthy Nation^SM program, to increase physical activity.

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