References for Evidence Based Data Facts and Figures –10 Leading Causes of Death by Age Group-2002, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC –STATISTICA, Neighborhood Interventions ACES, Pedometer Challenges, School Based Interventions Safe Routes to School, Community Structural Environment, promotin_health/strategies/community.htm promotin_health/strategies/community.htm Community Health Workers Promoting and Protecting Healthy Communities: A City Officials Guide to Public Health, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Ohio Department of Health, Worksite Wellness StairWELL to Better Health, Worksite Walkability, x/htm x/htm Main Resources –Center for Disease Control and Prevention, –Guide to Community Preventive Services,

Physical Activity America on the Move, The President’s Challenge, Nike PE2GO, Dog Walking and Physical Activity in the United States, Sandra A. Ham, MS, and Jacqueline Epping, MEd, Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice and Policy, April 2006, Nutrition Body & Soul, American Cancer Society, A Day and 9 A Day, Health Perspectives in Disease Precention and Health Promotion Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health, MMWR Weekly, February 28, 1986, pg The Economics of Integrating Injury and Illness Prevention and Health Promotion Programs, Seth A. Seabury, Darius Lakdawalla and Robert T. Reville, RAND Institute for Civil Justice, February 2005 Take Care New York: A Policy for a Healthier New York City, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, March 2004 Diabetes Disease Management Programs are Strongly Recommended to Improve Diabetes Care, Effectiveness of Diabetes Self-Management Education Interventions, Obesity Statewide Center for Healthy Schools, Remarks to the NIEHS/NIH Conference on Environmental Solutions to Obesity in America’s Youth, Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Washington Convention Center, Smoking Cessation Policy and Environmental Change: Executive Summary, New Directions for Public Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion