14. Healthy Kids,
Healthy Communities
• Policy – A law, mandate, regulation or rule (formal or
informal).
– A requirement that all park vending machines meet certain
nutrition guidelines
• Environmental Intervention – Physical or material
changes to the economic, social or physical
environment.
– Increase the number of recreation facilities near low income
neighborhoods
• Systems Change – Includes policy and
environmental change and impacts all elements of an
organization, institution or community.
– Review, change and enforce codes and ordinances to
assure pedestrian and bike friendly building and
development practices