Originally Published:20091001.

Creating, improving and promoting places to be physically active can result in a 25 percent increase in the percentage of residents who exercise at least three times per week.

-Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

People living in low-income areas and communities of color have less access to recreation facilities, and face unique environmental challenges that may make it difficult for them to engage in regular physical activity.

-Source: Active Living Research

We spend 75 cents of every healthcare dollar treating people with chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and asthma, and only 4 cents on prevention.

-Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation