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We are grateful to our Creating
Communities for Active Aging advisory committee who provided editorial
guidance for this document and have contributed their expertise throughout
the project.
David Buchner, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dan Burden, Walkable Communities, Inc.
Karen Scott Collins, MD, MPH, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation
Tom Cove, Sporting Goods Manufacturers of America
Carol C. Hogue, RN, PhD, FAAN, University of North Carolina School of
Nursing and
UNC Institute on Aging
Marla Hollander, MPH, CHES, Active Living Policy Center
Jan K. Malcolm, Minnesota Department of Health
Barbara McCann, Smart Growth America
Lois Michaels, MSHyg, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public
Health
Audrey Straight, JD, AARP
Jane C. Stutts, PhD, University of North Carolina, Highway Safety Research
Center
Michael Whelan, City of Largo Recreation and Parks Department
Bill Wilkinson, National Center for Bicycling and Walking
Partnership especially appreciates the invaluable guidance of the advisory
committee chair, Lois 
Michaels, MSHyg, who also serves on Partnership’s
Board of Directors. Laurie Flaherty, RN, MS, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration also provided assistance.
Dana Carr, MPH, senior policy analyst at Partnership, wrote this brief
with assistance from Molly E. French, MSCRP, director of policy research.
Partnership for Prevention is a national membership-based research organization
committed to increasing resources for and knowledge about effective disease
prevention and health promotion policies and practices. Our diverse membership
includes corporations, nonprofit policy and research institutions, professional
and trade associations, voluntary health organizations, health plans,
and state health departments. Partnership adheres to the highest standards
of scientific evidence supporting the case for preventive services, health
promotion, and environmental health. Partnership can be found online
at www.prevent.org.
This research was supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) under Co-operative Agreement
No. DTNH22-00-H-05210. The opinions, findings, and recommendations contained
herein are those of Partnership for Prevention and do not necessarily
represent those of NHTSA.