Call to action

There is clearly a need to focus on the environment and policy side of the equation, including but not limited to support for:

• Pedestrian/Bicycle-Oriented Transportation Facilities and Services;
• Healthy School Sites, Facilities and Policies;
• Recreation Facilities, Parks and Trails;
• Active Living Land-use Planning and Development; and
• Safety, Security and Crime Prevention

The WCPPA is committed to work through

Preparation: Develop and foster multi-disciplinary partnerships that include representatives from public health, city planning, transportation, architecture and other fields.

Promotion: Communicate through a number of available outlets such as traditional mass media channels, e-mail, and newsletters.

Programs: Create programs that heighten the demand for physical activity in their community and mobilize the public to advocate for policy change.

Policy Support: Support decisions that impact policies and programs and ensure that supportive infrastructures are institutionalized.

WCPPA believes that investing in active living programs now will save money in the long-term through cost offsets and prevention.               

The WCPPA includes many individuals, plus representatives from the following organizations:                                                                              

American College of Sports Medicine, Northwest Chapter

University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center

Washington State Department of Health

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Bicycle Alliance of Washington

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation

Public Health Seattle/King County

Skagit County Physical Activity Coalition

Spokane Regional Health District

Washington State Department of Transportation

Washington Recreation and Parks Association

Department of Social & Health Services/Aging & Adult Services Administration

American Heart Association

Senior Services of King County

Benton-Franklin Health Department

Pierce County Health Department

Skagit County Health Department

Island county Health Department

Weyerhaeuser

The Washington Association of Cities

Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Group Health Community Foundation

For more information about the WCPPA please contact:

WCPPA Executive Director
Tom Wells, P.E.D., F.A.C.S.M.
pa2day@comcast.net

WCPPA State Contact
Charlotte Claybrooke, Washington State Department of Health
charlotte.claybrooke@doh.wa.gov

NCPPA Liaison Contact:
Jane Moore, M.D.
swimmoore@comcast.net

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