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Steps Publications

Steps Program:
Preventing Chronic Diseases Through Local Community Action
2008 At A Glance Report

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This 4-page report presents an overview of the Steps Program and highlights key principles & strategies, community interventions, and program successes in creating and sustaining change in communities across the country.

The Steps Program in Action:
Success Stories on Community Initiatives to Prevent Chronic Diseases

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This publication is a 44-page booklet illustrating local community initiatives in schools, work sites, communities, and health care settings that promote healthier lifestyles and assist people in making sustainable changes to reduce their risks for chronic diseases.

The Community Health Promotion Handbook:
Action Guides to Improve Community Health

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This publication was developed through a collaborative effort between CDC's Steps Program and Partnership for Prevention to provide implementation guidance ("Action Guides") on the following five effective community-level health promotion strategies: 1) Establishing a diabetes self-management education program, 2) Developing a community trail, 3) Increasing physical activity in schools, 4) Developing a walking group program, and 5) Improving tobacco-use treatment in healthcare delivery systems.

Media Access Guide:
A Resource for Community Health Promotion

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This publication is designed to assist public health professionals with developing effective working relationships with the media and gaining valuable news coverage. Topic sections include instructions, tips, and templates for writing press releases, media advisories, and other media-related materials; methods for monitoring media coverage; and strategies for placing public service announcements (PSAs) and hosting press conferences.

MMWR Surveillance Summary:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2007
 

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This MMWR report summarizes the results of surveys conducted in 2007 of high school students in 26 communities participating in CDC's Steps Program. As a component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), communities also conducted school-based surveys of students in grades 9–12 in their program intervention areas. The communities used a modified core questionnaire that measured dietary behaviors, physical activity, tobacco use, and the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and asthma.

MMWR Surveillance Summary:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2005
 

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This MMWR report summarizes the results of surveys conducted in 2005 of high school students in 15 communities participating in CDC's Steps Program. As a component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), communities also conducted school-based surveys of students in grades 9–12 in their program intervention areas. The communities used a modified core questionnaire that measured dietary behaviors, physical activity, tobacco use, and the prevalence of overweight, diabetes, and asthma.

MMWR Surveillance Summary:
Prevalence of Selected Risk Behaviors and Chronic Diseases — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 39 Steps Communities, United States, 2005

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This MMWR report summarizes the results of surveys conducted in 2005 of adults aged 18 years or older in 39 communities participating in CDC’s Steps Program. Communities conducted stand-alone surveys or coordinated data collection with the state or local Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in their program intervention areas. The communities used a modified core questionnaire that measured dietary behaviors, physical activity, tobacco use, and the prevalence of overweight, diabetes, and asthma.

Other Publications

The Guide to Community Preventive Services:
What Works to Promote Health?

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This publication and related Web site provide evidence-based recommendations for the use of various interventions covering a variety of health topics, including diabetes, nutrition, obesity, physical activity, and tobacco use. It serves as a primary resource for helping to improve health and prevent disease, whether in states, communities, local organizations, healthcare organizations, work sites, or schools.

Healthy People 2010:
Understanding and Improving Health

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This publication states the wide range of public health opportunities that exist in the first decade of the 21st century in the Unites States. With 467 objectives in 28 focus areas, Healthy People 2010 is a valuable asset to health planners, medical practitioners, educators, elected officials, and others who work to improve health.

The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century

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This report, published by the Institute of Medicine, reviews the nation's public health capabilities and presents a comprehensive framework for how the government public health agencies, working with multiple partners from the public and private sectors as an intersectoral public health system, can better assure the health of communities.

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Page last reviewed: May 2, 2008
Page last modified: November 21, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion