Web Resources

• Planning for Health Promotion
  Healthy People 2010 Toolkit: www.healthypeople.gov/state/toolkit/priorities.htm
This toolkit provides states, territories, and communities with the tools necessary to implement programs and activities to achieve the goals put forth in Healthy People 2010. Included in the toolkit are strategies for community planning as well as examples of successful health promotion programs that have been implemented in various states. This toolkit provides a good outline for health promotion activities and how they are connected to national goals for population heath promotion.
• Physical Activity Among Older Adults
  Healthy People in Healthy Communities Planning Guide
  www.healthypeople.gov/Publications/HealthyCommunities2001/healthycom01hk.pdf
This guide, developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is designed for the development of community-level interventions for health promotion. The document provides tools for communities to promote physical activity among individuals of all ages, including older adults. Areas covered include building community coalitions, creating a vision for physical activity for the community, and measuring the results of programs that are developed and implemented in local communities.

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