Spanish Infographic: Safe Places for Kids to Be Active

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What keeps Latino kids from being active?

A lack of recreational facilities, broken sidewalks, inadequate time for recess, and higher rates of car crashes and crime hinders activity in underserved communities, according to a new Spanish-language infographic from Active Living Research (ALR) and Salud America!, a program of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at he UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

The good news is that all of the issues identified in the infographic can be addressed with better policies, infrastructure improvements, and planning that can make neighborhoods safer, cleaner, and better designed for walking, biking, and playing.

Use this infographic, also available in English, to help make the case for improving barriers to physical activity in your community.

Go here and here to find additional resources to improve physical activity among Latino kids.

And enter your address to see what changes are happening in your city!