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Wayfinding Guide
Move More North Carolina: A Guide to Wayfinding Communities of all sizes are using wayfinding to promote walking and walkability. Move More North Carolina: A Guide to Wayfinding is a great first step in planning for a healthier, more walkable community. The guide explains why wayfinding is an important part of creating walkable communities, demonstrates… Read more »
Walking Map Guide
A common barrier to physical activity is the lack of a safe, convenient, inexpensive place to be physically active. The Move More Walking Map Guide addresses this barrier by providing step-by-step guidelines to promote safe walking routes in and around communities, schools, worksites and faith-based organizations to encourage people to move more. The Move More… Read more »
Steps to Health, NC State SNAP-Ed
The goal of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is to assist those eligible for food assistance to eat smart and move more and reduce risk factors for developing nutrition-related chronic disease, such as obesity. NC State University’s SNAP-Ed program, Steps to Health, educates and inspires limited resource North Carolinians to eat smart and move… Read more »
Stairwell Guide
Move More North Carolina: A Guide to Stairwell Initiatives is a useful planning tool that provides step-by-step guidelines for anyone interested in implementing a stairwell initiative. The guide also provides links to downloadable promotional signs and examples of stairwell initiatives in place across North Carolina. Stairwell initiatives promote using the stairs as a way to… Read more »
Shared Use Agreements and Assessments
Faith-Based Organizations North Carolina Faith-based Organization Facility Use Assessment Report can be used to understand shared use efforts and associated barriers in North Carolina faith-based organizations. North Carolina Faith-based Organization Facility Use Assessment Report North Carolina Faith-based Organization Facility Use Assessment Executive Summary can be used to understand shared use efforts and associated barriers in… Read more »
School Siting Guide
School siting is the process used by school boards and municipalities to decide where to locate new schools. This guide outlines the benefits of locating schools close to the students they serve; things to consider during the school siting process; and ways community members, planners and county officials can get involved. Move More North Carolina:… Read more »
Open Use of School Property in North Carolina
Shared Use Policies and Agreements Move More: A Toolkit for Promoting Open Use of School Property in North Carolinaprovides information on how schools in North Carolina can make their facilities availability to the public for physical activity. It includes background on the importance of increasing access to places for physical activity, relevant North Carolina law,… Read more »
NC Healthy Schools Website
The goal of North Carolina Healthy Schools is to create a working infrastructure between education and health to enable schools and communities to create a Coordinated School Health Program. This initiative is officially supported and coordinated by the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Health and Human Services. Visit the NC Healthy Schools website for… Read more »
Move More, Walk Now
MoveMoreWalkNowNC.com offers tips, tools and guides for North Carolinians to move more, engage their community in walking and to find walking trails and events. It is an excellent resource for walkers, hikers and walking event organizers.