Other Work on Health by the Design for Health (DFH) Team
A Toolkit for Building Physical Activity into Daily Life
Currently, there is a great deal of interest in how the physical environment affects physical activity and how changes in the environment can promote active living. These issues have captured public attention as well as the attention of professionals in public health, planning, and design.
This toolkit was prepared by the Metropolitan Design Center for a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota-sponsored conference, Health Implications of Community Design: Moving to Combat Obesity.
The toolkit starts with general information on how the environment matters in physical activity and then provides more detail about four key dimensions of the environment: density, street pattern, mixed-use, and pedestrian infrastructure. The toolkit is focused on walking rather than cycling, because it is an activity that is inexpensive, does not require special equipment, and almost everyone does it already every day.
The toolkit was slightly updated for a presentation in Duluth in 2005.
Download: Updated Toolkit (6.3 MB)
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