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The Promoting Active Communities Program: improvement of Michigan's self-assessment tool.

Katherine Alaimo¹, Ellen M Bassett, Risa Wilkerson

¹Dept of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

Journal of Physical Activity & Health

|January 23, 2008

Summary

The Promoting Active Communities Program (PAC) was enhanced to help communities assess and improve physical activity environments. New resources offer guidance for creating active-living spaces.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Urban Planning
Transportation Science

Background:

The Promoting Active Communities Program (PAC) is a web-based tool designed for community self-assessment of physical activity.
The program aims to foster commitment and generate ideas for enhancing physical activity.
Previous iterations of the PAC required updates to better serve community needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To update and improve the Promoting Active Communities Program (PAC).
To enhance the tool's ability to guide communities in creating active-living environments.
To develop supplementary resources for technical assistance.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature review of over 150 articles and audit measures.
Qualitative data collection through focus groups with community representatives.
Expert review to validate and refine program components and indicators.

Main Results:

Identification, categorization, and evaluation of key indicators for physical activity environments.
Understanding community motivations, processes, and barriers in using the PAC and action planning.
Identification of a need for technical guidance to support the creation of active-living environments.

Conclusions:

The PAC website has been significantly improved based on gathered information.
A new technical assistance document, "Design Guidelines for Active Michigan Communities," has been developed.
Both the updated PAC and the Design Guidelines are publicly accessible to support community initiatives.