Publications and Resources

The Steps Program in Action:
Success Stories on Community Initiatives to Prevent Chronic Diseases

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This publication is a 44-page booklet illustrating community interventions in schools, work sites, communities, and health care settings that promote healthier lifestyles and assist people in making sustainable changes to reduce their risks for chronic diseases.

The Community Health Promotion Handbook:
Action Guides to Improve Community Health

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This publication was developed through a collaborative effort between CDC's Healthy Communities Program and Partnership for Prevention to provide implementation guidance ("Action Guides") on the following five effective community-level health promotion strategies: 1) Establishing a diabetes self-management education program, 2) Developing a community trail, 3) Increasing physical activity in schools, 4) Developing a walking group program, and 5) Improving tobacco-use treatment in healthcare delivery systems.

Media Access Guide:
A Resource for Community Health Promotion

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This action guide, produced by CDC's Healthy Communities Program, is designed to assist communities with developing effective working relationships with the media and gaining valuable news coverage for health-related issues. Topic sections include instructions, tips, and templates for writing press releases, media advisories, and other media-related materials; methods for monitoring media coverage; and strategies for placing public service announcements (PSAs) and hosting press conferences.

MMWR Surveillance Summary:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2007
 

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This MMWR report summarizes the results of surveys conducted in 2007 of high school students in 26 Steps communities. As a component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), communities also conducted school-based surveys of students in grades 9–12 in their program intervention areas. The communities used a modified core questionnaire that measured dietary behaviors, physical activity, tobacco use, and the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and asthma.

MMWR Surveillance Summary:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — Selected Steps Communities, United States, 2005
 

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This MMWR report summarizes the results of surveys conducted in 2005 of high school students in 15 Steps communities. As a component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), communities also conducted school-based surveys of students in grades 9–12 in their program intervention areas. The communities used a modified core questionnaire that measured dietary behaviors, physical activity, tobacco use, and the prevalence of overweight, diabetes, and asthma.

MMWR Surveillance Summary:
Prevalence of Selected Risk Behaviors and Chronic Diseases — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 39 Steps Communities, United States, 2005

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This MMWR report summarizes the results of surveys conducted in 2005 of adults aged 18 years or older in 39 Steps communities. Communities conducted stand-alone surveys or coordinated data collection with the state or local Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in their program intervention areas. The communities used a modified core questionnaire that measured dietary behaviors, physical activity, tobacco use, and the prevalence of overweight, diabetes, and asthma.

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Page last reviewed: April 24, 2009
Page last modified: April 24, 2009
Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion