The document discusses factors related to adult active living in Marin County, California. It notes that community focus groups called for more walking and biking paths as well as public transportation. Maps show differences in walkability between neighborhoods. Data shows a lack of physical activity among adults and disparities based on education and income levels. Nearly half of all adults are overweight or obese, with lower-income and education levels associated with higher rates. The top issues identified include improving access to recreational areas and transportation, as well as addressing safety concerns and perceptions of police.

1. Adult Active Living
Community Factors

2. Walkable / Bikeable
Neighborhoods :
What the Community Says

3. We need more
biking and
walking paths.
Source: HMP Focus Groups 2010

4. Better public
transportation
would encourage
walking.
Source: HMP Focus Groups 2010

5. Senate Bill 375

6. Senate Bill 375

7. Walkable Novato
=Most walkable
=Moderately walkable
=Least walkable, Car dependent
Source: Walk Score 2012

8. Walkable San Rafael
=Most walkable
=Moderately walkable
=Least walkable, Car dependent
Source: Walk Score 2012

9. Source: Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot Program
Source: Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program

10. Access to Physical Activity:
What the Community Says

11. Cops assume that black people
in open spaces are up to no
good. We do not use them,
because we do not want to
be hassled by the police.
Source: HMP Focus Groups 2010

12. We need more
community groups
focused on physical
activity.
Source: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

13. Access to Recreational
Areas

14. Source: CHIS 2007
Source: Marin County Parks Visitor Use Census and Survey 2011

15. Source: Marin County Parks Visitor Use Census and Survey 2011
Source: Marin County Parks Visitor Use Census and Survey 2011

16. Safety:
What the Community Says

17. I don't feel very safe
when I think about
what's going on outside
(with ICE). It makes me
not want to leave the
house.

18. Women do not feel
safe walking past
groups of men
drinking on the
street
Source: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

19. We need more law
enforcement and more
Spanish speaking police
officers
Source: HMP Community Focus Groups 2010

21. Adult Active Living Individual
Factors

22. Adults 25+ Level of Physical Activity in a
Typical Week
100%
90% 20%
Percent of Adults
80%
70% 21% Vigorous
60% Moderate
50% Some
40% None
30%
53%
20%
10%
0%
7%
Physical Activity
(Marin County)
Source: CHIS 2005

23. Only 1 in 5 adults
age 25+
participate in
moderate OR
vigorous physical
activity

24. Healthy People
2020 Target for
adult moderate
physical activity
is: 47.9%

25. And There are
Disparities

26. Lower Education, Less Walking for
Transportation, Fun or Exercise
88%
Percent of Adults Age 25+
90%
85%
78% 80%
80%
High School
75% Graduate or Less
70% Some College
65% College Graduate
60%
55%
50%
High School Some College College
Graduate or Graduate
Less
Educaiton Level Completed
Source: CHIS 2009
(Marin County)

27. 10% difference
between adults
with a college
degree and adults
with high school or
less

29. Top 4 Most Physically
Active Communities
3. San Anselmo
4. Mill Valley
5. Belvedere
6. Larkspur

30. Adult Active Living Outcomes

31. +
Overweight or Obese Adults Age 25 in
Marin County
50%
48%
48%
Percent of Adults
46%
44%
42%
40% 42%
38%
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Year
Source: CHIS 2001-2009

32. Almost 1 in 2
adults are
overweight or
obese

33. And There are
Disparities

34. Source: CHIS 2007-2009

35. Adults with lower
income are 60%
more likely to be
overweight or
obese

36. Source: CHIS 2007-2009

37. Adults with lower
education levels
are more likely to
be overweight or
obese

39. Top 3 Neighborhoods with the
Highest Prevalence of Obesity
1. San Marin
2. Ignacio
3. Canal