Creating Safe Environments For Students to Walk or Bike to School Can Increase Their Daily Physical Activity. How are kids getting to school? What are some of the barriers to walking, biking to school?
1. International Walk to School Day 2011 LiveWell Wheat Ridge Conference Call September 15, 2011
2. Presentation Overview 1. Who is LiveWell Wheat Ridge? 2. Children and Physical Activity 3. International Walk to School Day 2011 4. Safe Routes to School Grants 5. Resources
3. Molly Hanson, LiveWell Wheat Ridge Coordinator Ted Heyd, LiveWell Wheat Ridge Technical and Planning Consultant Lieutenant Wade Hammond, Wheat Ridge Police Department Dayna Ashley-Oehm – Wheat Ridge Community Member Conference Call Contributors
4. Who is LiveWell Wheat Ridge? LiveWell Wheat Ridge (LWWR) is one of 22 Colorado communities funded by LiveWell Colorado working to reduce childhood and adult obesity . LiveWell Wheat Ridge is a partnership of community stakeholders to create an environment and culture which supports healthy eating and active living (HEAL) to combat adult and childhood obesity. We accomplish this through supporting Wheat Ridge programs, policies and changes to the physical environment and community infrastructure .
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6. Source: NHTS – National Household Travel Survey - Federal Highway Administration 60% Driven 27% Bused 1% Biked 12% Walked How Are Kids Currently Getting to School?
7. Physical Layout of Community Time and Family Schedules Safety Potential Barriers to Walking and Bicycling to School Information take from CDC presentation Walking and Bicycling to School: Community Presentation
8. Why is walking to school important? What are the benefits? Information take from CDC presentation Walking and Bicycling to School: Community Presentation
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17. Walking School Bus and Other Creative Applications to Make Walking to School Fun Source: Google Images
18. How to Keep the Momentum and Build Upon Walk To School Events …… Source: Google Images
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20. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/pdf/kidswalk.pdf Kids Walk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School: Brochure from CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/pdf/kidswalk_brochure.pdf Supplemental Information Denver Public School "Getting to School Safely" DVD (In English and Spanish) http://riskmanagement.dpsk12.org/traffic_safety_dvd