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Walk Across WV

Resources Available from the WV Bureau for Public Health:

• A Step by Step Guide to Develop a Community Walking Trail
  A how-to manual on developing walking trails using resources in your community.
• Creating Norms to Promote Physical Activity (taped video conference for LOAN only)
• A Program Plan for Reducing Heart Disease in West Virginia: A Resource Guide for Communities and Individuals
• Transtheoretical Model/Stages of Change Modules for participating in the Walk Across West Virginia (4 Modules available: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Maintenance)

Links to other resources:

The inclusion of links to other sites does not constitute endorsement or verification of the content of those sites.

• Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports A Report to the President From the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education
• Centers for Disease Control Phyical Activity Page
  http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm
• AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)
  http://www.aahperd.org/
• Active Living Partners
  http://www.activeliving.info/ActiveLiving/

Contact Information

Kristy Blower
Physical Activity Program Manager
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Division of Health Promotion
Room 206
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3715

(304) 558-0644
mailto:Kristy.D.Blower@wv.gov