"Active Design: Guide for Community Groups"

What?  

The guide is a practical resource that helps community groups understand how the built environment influences health. It provides tools and strategies for assessing neighborhoods, identifying local priorities, and advocating for improvements that encourage walking, biking, recreation, access to healthy food, and safer public spaces.

Why?  

Recognizing that physical inactivity reduces life expectancy, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene launched the Active Design Initiative in 2006 to explore how the built environment can encourage healthier, more active lifestyles. Guide for Community Groups expands on these principles by equipping community leaders and residents with practical tools to advocate for healthier, more equitable neighborhoods through community-driven design.