Safe & Healthy Communities

Funded and prescribed by the PA DOH, this comprehensive program aims to: (1) increase healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as physical activity and healthy eating; (2) improve transportation-related safety for those who walk, bike and take public transit; (3) decrease injuries, such as falls among older adults and concussions among youth; and (4) prevent child sexual abuse through educational activities with parents and caregivers. These evidence-based activities include: community outreach, improving the built environment, using policy to effect change, partnering with community stakeholders, and providing education and other behavior change interventions for infants, children, and adults.