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Surgeon General: building walkable communities is essential to our health
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Yesterday the Surgeon General issued a powerful call-to-action that focuses on improving public health by encouraging walking and the creation of more walkable places.
What if we labeled unwalkable neighborhoods like we do cigarettes?
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The Surgeon General of the United States will unveil a bold new initiative today, aiming to help Americans lead healthier lives—by making walking and physical activity built-in features of more of our neighborhoods.
U.S. Surgeon General issuing a rare call-to-action to make walking safer & more convenient
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The Surgeon General will issue a new call-to-action next Wednesday that focuses on encouraging cities and towns to design and build their roads and public places to make walking easier, safer and more pleasant.