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Bay
Area Region :: Physical Activity Program
Key Objectives
The key objective of the Network for a Healthy
California--Bay Area Region Physical Activity
Program is to
integrate physical activity into the Campaigns and to work with community partners,
the media and others to promote physical activity
and healthy eating among low-income adults and
children across the Bay Area. The Physical
Activity Program emphasizes the key role of
active living to developing healthy lifestyles. The
Program promotes physical activity as an essential
component to combating chronic diseases such as
heart diseases, cancer, diabetes, obesity, and
arthritis across all ages and communities.
Key Activities
The Physical Activity Program provides
information, referral, physical activity
demonstrations and one-on-one technical assistance
to ensure that physical activity is integrated into
nutrition programming throughout the Region. Through
presentations at health forums such as the African
American Empowerment Forum and Latino Bi National
Cultural Activities, local community workshops such
as the Oakland Parks and Recreation Healthy Senior
Series, neighborhood and school events such as
Spring Into Health and October Walk to School
Activities and other community outreach efforts, the
Program increases awareness and provides concrete
direction for increasing physical activity among all
low-income populations.
Calendar of Events
For a listing of the
Network for a Healthy California--Bay Area Region
Retail Program 2007 Physical
Activity events and activities, please see our
Physical Activity Calendar of Events.
Physical Activity Advisory
Committee
The Bay Area boasts of a
community rich in physical activity resources and
individuals with impressive expertise in the field.
Physical Activity
Forum
Each year, the Physical Activity Advisory
Program conducts a Physical Activity Forum. This Forum recommends models for best physical
activity practices in programming, submits articles
for the Region’s quarterly physical activity
publication,
PA Around the Bay
and addresses issues and
promotes physical activity integration in low-income
Bay Area communities.
Partnerships
The Physical Activity
Program aligns with organizations across the
Bay Area that work with low-income communities. If you would like to find out about partnering with
the Network for a Healthy California--Bay Area
Region Physical Activity Program,
please contact Carmen Bogan, the Bay Area Physical
Activity Specialist at 510.482.8827.
Technical Assistance
Carmen Bogan, the Bay Area Physical Activity
Specialist provides one-on-one technical assistance
to include physical activity messages and activities
in programs for all low-income audiences and
individuals. Through presentations, demonstrations
and consultation, Carmen helps community
organizations, schools, faith-based organizations
and others strengthen or add the physical activity
component to their nutrition programming. To contact
Carmen, please call 510.482.8827.
California Be Active Resource Directories
Working in conjunction with community partners, the
Physical Activity Program has developed the
California Be Active Resource Directories of
each Bay Area County. These directories provide a
listing of physical activity and nutrition
resources:
These resource directories are PDFs.
These resource directories are
links.
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