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Success Stories on Community Initiatives to
Prevent Chronic Diseases
The
Steps Program presents a compilation of effective chronic disease
prevention activities that are transforming the face of local public
health. Steps-funded communities are addressing the burden of chronic
diseases by implementing proven strategies and activities that help
people to be more physically active, eat a healthy diet, stop using
tobacco and—for those affected—better manage their diabetes and asthma.
The Steps Program in Action: Success
Stories on Community Initiatives to Prevent Chronic Diseases*
(PDF–825K) 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.
These community successes have far-reaching implications by serving as
models that can be replicated nationwide for young people, adults,
families, and underserved populations. The unique approach of Steps that
promotes accelerated change includes the following: 1) Steps activities
being conducted where people work, live, and play: schools,
neighborhoods, faith-based institutions, work sites, and health care
settings, 2) partnerships—traditional and nontraditional—that enhance
program delivery and sustainability, and 3) a comprehensive approach of
collaborating with the private sector and multiple levels of government,
as well as addressing three important health conditions and their
underlying risk factors.
Individual profiles from The Steps Program in Action and other
sources are listed below.
Responding to Community Needs
- Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
(PDF-86K)—Encouraging chronic disease prevention and
health promotion.
- Broome County, New York
(PDF-84K)—Helping
control diabetes and obesity.
- Clark County,
Washington (PDF-252K)—Getting results with a walking guide and physical
activity campaign.
- Cleveland, Ohio
(PDF-82KB)—Organizing
community gardens for promoting physical activity and healthy eating.
- Cochise County, Arizona
(PDF-81K)—Encouraging
healthy eating.
- Fayette County,
Pennsylvania (PDF-86K)—Improving physical activity and healthy eating.
- Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania (PDF-90K)—Increasing awareness of chronic disease prevention.
- Mesa County, Colorado
(PDF-87K)—Providing
a health promotion program in conjunction with healthcare providers.
- River Region, Alabama
(PDF-82K)—Improving
diabetes self-management through wellness advocate assistance.
- Rochester, Minnesota
(PDF-90K)—Increasing
family fitness opportunities.
- Weld County, Colorado
(PDF-81KB)—Improving
diabetes prevention and management among Hispanics.
- Yuma County, Arizona
(PDF-88K)—Improving
nutrition and physical activity practices at child care centers.
Creating Healthier School Environments
Working in Health Care Settings to Improve Patient Care
Helping Work Sites Improve Employee
Health
*Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a
service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization
by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is
not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found
at this link.
One or more documents on this Web page are available in Adobe Acrobat® Format
(PDF).
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Page last reviewed: May 02, 2008
Page last modified: June 23, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult and
Community Health, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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