Activities to encourage heart-healthy eating and physical activity are described for each magnet center site, according to the 5 P's of Hearts N' Parks: People, Programs and Practices, Public Visibility, Partnering, and Performance Indicators. Despite some limitations in collecting performance indicators from community participants, e.g. high attrition rates and data entry issues, almost all indicators of heart-healthy eating and physical activity significantly improved across the 68 programs that measured performance. For additional information, see the Report of 2002 Magnet Center Performance Data.

The map below illustrates the names and locations of the 4 Hearts N' Parks magnet center sites in Illinois. Select the heart-shaped symbol ( ) or the name of the appropriate location on the map to read about their year one Hearts N' Parks activities. Sites without links did not provide a description of activities.

Illinois

Decatur
Homewood
Rockford
Urbana