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"SAFE" Streets Are For Exercise “SAFE” Education Project - Streets Are For Exercise
Lead Contact: Jacqueline Shumway, M.A., Key Partners:
The best result that came out of this grant effort was to get the Colorado Foundation for Physical Fitness designated by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment as the lead partner in the Walking Wednesday initiative across the state. The CCPPA partnership with the Foundation on this grant got them additional recognition and established this pilot as a lead-in to this statewide initiative. Time line Spring 2003 "Pilot of the Pilots Event" Park Hill School of International Studies During recess, do an activity and teaching time Fall 2003 Walking Wednesday emphasis leads into International Walk a Child to School Day, October 8th Project Overview Efforts to promote increased levels of physical activity in school age children in the Denver Metropolitan Area is needed, but numerous high profile cases of auto-pedestrian fatalities and sexual assaults upon young teens and children have hampered efforts. The need continues to exist for safety awareness and education training of pre-teens who would participate in walking programs with greater confidence if safety guidance were provided. This project is providing a series of presentations at assemblies conducted at local elementary and middle schools to promote walking to school and to provide safety education and materials. These presentations will culminate in A Statewide effort to promote Wednesdays as a day of walking. Presentation Content at the five schools: The Colorado Foundation for Physical Fitness
council@colorado-fitness.org
We will promote SAFE Walking Wednesdays to encourage more physical activity on a weekly basis and involve greater parental support. To see a copy of the Walking Wednesday Material, click on the home page and scroll down: Our website: www.taichidenver.com How This Program Started: The Colorado Coalition for Partners in Physical Activity was founded to promote the 1996 Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. CCPPA has evolved into statewide networking efforts that 1) meet the growing need for organized multi-level intervention efforts in the promotion of physical activity as the most effective form of preventive health care through active education, and 2) encourage physical activity as the preventive behavior change most likely to improve quality of life through improved promotion, legislation, research, and funding. CCPPA will provide networking services to coordinate the community based workshop phase of the project. Colorado's Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity is requesting funding to provide 10 walking safety education programs for the target population of 9-13 year old pre-teens at local elementary and middle schools in the Denver metropolitan area. The Colorado Coalition for Partners in Physical Activity has been successful over the last few years in promoting Walk Our Children To School Day by partnering with the Colorado Retired School Employees Association (CRSEA), AARP, parent/teacher organizations, Girl Scouts of America, Girls & Boys Clubs, the Colorado Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and various neighborhood organizations, The Colorado Coalition for Partners in Physical Activity has been successful in garnering media support for these events. The annual "International Walk Our Children To School Day", developed by the Partnership for a Walkable America, is set for October, 2, 2002. This project is designed to promote this event, World Health Organization Week set for April 6-12, 2003, and to increase the education of pre-teenagers as to important safety issues in creating safe neighborhoods in which to encourage increased physical activity. Statement of Need: Efforts to promote increased levels of physical activity in school age children over the last several years have been somewhat effective in the Denver Metropolitan Area. However, numerous high profile cases of auto-pedestrian fatalities and sexual assaults upon young teens and children have hampered efforts. Local law enforcement has greatly increased police presence around schools, but additional safety education among pre-teens is needed to restore confidence amongst our young people. The need exists for safety awareness and education training to be provided to pre-teens who would participate in walking programs with greater confidence if some safety guidance were provided. This project will provide a series of presentations at assemblies conducted at local elementary and middle schools to promote walking to school and to provide safety education and materials. Utilizing respected local martial arts instructors to conduct these presentations will gain the attention of the pre-teens and the media, provide basic common-sense safety training, and encourage safer, more walkable neighborhoods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partially funded the following objectives this project:
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The Colorado Coalition for Partners in Physical Activity is working with The Colorado Foundation for Physical Fitness, a 501(c)(3). Daryl Moore is the Executive Director and Stacy Fowler is President. Want to join our mailing list to receive our e-mail newsletter, 
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