Steps Communities

CDC’s Steps communities, since 2003, have been taking local action to reverse trends in health-risk factors for obesity and chronic disease. Each of the Steps communities implements chronic disease prevention and health promotion activities appropriate for the needs and context of its own community. They are showing, through effective interventions, what communities can do to reduce the burden of obesity, diabetes, and asthma, and producing local success in reducing the prevalence of three related health-risk factors: physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use and exposure.

Steps communities have formed partnerships with traditional and non-traditional partners to extend the reach of their activities and to accelerate progress toward achieving better health outcomes. In addition, interventions are integrated across the public and private sectors—including community settings, schools, work sites, and health care settings.

The communities funded through Steps are grouped into three categories: State-Coordinated Small Cities or Rural Communities; Large Cities or Urban Communities; and Tribes or Tribal Entities.

Learn more about Steps communities and their activities.

 

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