Increasing Physical Activity: Environmental and Policy Approaches

Environmental and policy approaches are designed to provide opportunities, support, and cues to help people be more physically active. They may involve:

• The physical environment
• Social networks
• Organizational norms and policies
• Laws
• Public health professionals, community organizations, legislators, departments of parks, recreation, transportation, and planning, and the media

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review, and where available, Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs).

Community-Scale Urban Design and Land Use Policies	Recommended June 2004
Creation of or Enhanced Access to Places for Physical Activity Combined with Informational Outreach Activities	Recommended May 2001
Street-Scale Urban Design and Land Use Policies	Recommended June 2004
Transportation and Travel Policies and Practices	Insufficient Evidence February 2004
Point-of-Decision Prompts to Encourage Use of Stairs	Recommended June 2005

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