Trails are a way to help kids be fit and have fun. Many organizations and agencies, including Syracuse-WawaseeTrails, are working to combat increasing childhood obesity. For more information on kids and trails please see the following links:
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
Check out Active4.me and use it to capture your child’s trips to school and compute the impact each trip has on CO2, gas, dollars, and calories. Register at one of the links below.
National Center for Safe Routes to School
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/
INDOT: Indiana Safe Routes to School Program
http://www.in.gov/indot/2355.htm
Health by Design: Indiana Safe Routes to School Partnership
http://www.healthbydesignonline.org/INSRTS.html
Guiding principles for Safe Routes to School Programs
http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/sr2sguideprinc.pdf
ARTICLES
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety for All Ages
https://www.rosenfeldinjurylawyers.com/pedestrian-and-bicycle-safety-for-all-ages.html
The Ultimate Bike Safety Guide
http://www.tripbuzz.com/bike-safety-guide/
Report Links Decline in Bicycling and Walking to Nation’s Obesity Epidemic
http://www.americantrails.org/resources/kids/thunderrpt07.html
Trails: an antidote for “Nature Deficit Disorder”
http://www.americantrails.org/resources/kids/RBell11-07.html
The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School
http://guide.saferoutesinfo.org/walking_school_bus/index.cfm
Task Force on Childhood Obesity addresses the “built environment”
http://www.americantrails.org/resources/kids/childhood-obesity-built-environment-obama.html
“Let’s Move Outside” Using Urban Parks and Trails
http://www.americantrails.org/resources/kids/Harnik-lets-move.html