WalkWorks Walking Routes and Active Transportation Plans in Priority Counties Print

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This map shows the location of walking routes and adopted active transportation plans in relation to previously identified State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) priority counties in Pennsylvania. This map shows where there is a need for walking routes and active transportation plans that help increase the opportunities for physical activity in Pennsylvania.

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This map displays all State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) priority counties, the location of WalkWorks walking routes, and adopted active transportation plans. SPAN priority counties are highlighted in blue. WalkWorks walking routes are displayed as dots. Adopted active transportation plans are displayed as triangles. Geographically, highlighted counties tend to have a higher prevalence of leisure-time, physical inactivity, and higher overweight and obesity rates.
WalkWorks Walking Routes and Active Transportation Plans in Priority Counties Print

Data sources

This map shows 82 of the WalkWorks walking routes, of which, 49 (60%), were in SPAN priority counties. One in four adopted active transportation plans were in priority counties.

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Pennsylvania WalkWorks Walking Routes, 2019; Pennsylvania Adopted Active Transportation Plans, 2019; SPAN and Non-SPAN Priority Counties, State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Grant, 2018

State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) grant priority counties were identified through evaluation of childhood and adult obesity, prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity, access to exercise opportunities, vehicle crashes involving pedestrians, percent of SNAP recipients and race. WalkWorks walking routes and adopted active transportation plan data was pulled from the WalkWorks program in 2019.

Justin Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Health

Justin Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Health. Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Chronic Disease Map Gallery.

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP); About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention