Release of KidsWalk-to-School

[Kuester, Sarah]

Please pardon the cross-posting.

Hello.  To support the national goal of better health through 
physical activity, the Division of Nutrition and Physical 
Activity at the CDC has developed a program guide to 
promote children walking to school.  This program entitled 
"KidsWalk-to-School" is a community-based program that 
aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity 
by encouraging children to walk or bike to and from school 
in groups accompanied by adults.  At the same time, the 
program encourages communities to build partnerships 
with the school, PTA, local police department, department 
of public works, civic associations, local politicians, and 
businesses to create an environment that is supportive 
of walking and bicycling to school safely. 

To obtain a copy of the guide you can do one of the following:
1.  download it from the KidsWalk-to-School Web page at
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk.htm
2. e-mail a request to ccdinfo at cdc.gov 
3. call 1-800-CDC-4NRG to request a single guide

Thank you,
Sarah Kuester
Public Health Nutritionist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
sak2 at cdc.gov