Community Champions

Do you want to lead efforts that support a thriving, vibrant, and healthier community? Join us and your fellow state and community leaders in creating a more active America, together!

Benefits of Joining

• Recognition from your peers and others for your work.
• Access to resources to help make positive improvements in your community.
• A customizable Active People, Healthy Nation^SM design element for your outreach.
• Opportunities to submit success stories about your community for the Active People newsletter.
• Connect to a network of Active People members to share successes, tips, and lessons learned.
• A monthly newsletter with updates on what’s happening with Active People, Healthy Nation.

Spread the Word About #ActivePeople

Encourage other Champions to join Active People, Healthy Nation by sharing successes, tips, and lessons learned on social media.

• SHARE your physical activity successes on social media using #ActivePeople. Check out some sample social media posts to help get you started.
• CONNECT with other members of Active People by using #ActivePeople on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• FEATURE links to Active People on your website, newsletter, or materials.
• INCORPORATE Active People materials into your physical activity campaigns.
• USE the Active People template for presentations to your community.

Strategies to Increase Physical Activity

You have the power to start or expand achievable, measurable, and sustainable efforts to increase physical activity in your community. Explore strategies you can use now on the What Works page. Here you will find proven strategies to implement and scale up community programs to increase physical activity.