Planning and public health professionals are uniting to build coalitions and engage communities and help shape everyday lives. Plan4Health coalitions are working in two focus areas: nutrition and physical activity. Coalitions are focusing on population-level change — using policy, systems, and environmental change strategies — to engage community members, and to work toward achieving health equity through a health in all policies approach.
From the food procurement policy at the local corner store to the space allotted for the weekly farmers market, coalitions are working to increase access to environments with healthy food or beverage options.
Example strategies include:
Learn more about these concepts and the work being done in the nutrition focus area by visiting our coalitions page, watching a mini-webinar created by a Plan4Health coalition, and by checking out the resources below:
From Complete Streets to re-energizing parks, coalitions are working to increase access to opportunities for physical activity in their communities.
Examples strategies include:
Learn more about these concepts and the work being done in the nutrition focus area by visiting our coalitions page, watching a mini-webinar created by a Plan4Health coalition, and by checking out the resources below:
The American Planning Association’s Planning and Community Health Center has partnered with the American Public Health Association at the national level. This key partnership ensures that the conversations, lessons learned, and experiences of towns and cities across the country are part of the national agenda to prevent chronic diseases.