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Check out this new Spanish infographic that shows how communities are succeeding at creating healthy environments.
The infographic, from our friends at Active Living Research, highlights several studies which evaluated changes in physical activity after the implementation of built environment and programmatic modifications in different cities. For example, children are more likely to walk or bike to school when there are quality streets and crosswalks, and programs that promote safety; existence of bike lanes is related to higher rates of cycling; and the presence of recreational facilities close to home encourages more physical activity.
These types of changes are especially important Latino kids, 39% of whom are either overweight or obese and who struggle with access to parks and poor street-scale design.
And that’s why we’re glad to see infographics like these, to help Spanish speakers better understand the importance of improving the built environment.
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)