Active Living Activities

• Active Living Policy. Contribute to the creation or implementation of state, regional, or local policies that create safer, more accessible, and/or more walkable communities.
• Walking, Biking, and Transit Networks. Contribute to the creation or implementation of infrastructure that improves the walking, biking, and/or transit system or environment within or between communities.
• Active Transportation. Encourage active transportation behavior with partnering organizations (those managing bikeshare, scooters, etc.) and among SNAP-eligible residents.
• Development of Parks, Trails, and Other Resources. Support the development of new spaces to encourage participation in regular physical activity.
• Improve Usability and Access to Community Resources. Increase usability and access to community physical activity resources by improving space features, amenities, incivilities, or access.
• Shared Use Agreements. Develop a written agreement between agencies to allow communities to access resources to be physically active.
• Social Support Networks.  Establish/support physical activity groups for adults through sustainable partnerships with community organizations.
• Community Engagement. Engage residents in SNAP-Ed eligible communities in the process and planning using consulting, involving and collaborating techniques.

Evaluation of Active Living

SEEDS. Every year, LIAs report all support provided to partners using the SNAP-Ed Electronic Data System (SEEDS). This helps us to understand what supports are provided.

SARN. Every year LIAs complete the Semi-Annual Report Narrative (SARN), describing their work in words and images. This helps us to understand how and why supports work or encounter challenges.

FACT-GO. Using the Food Systems and Active Living Goals (FACT GO) tool, LIAs identify and measure their progress toward Active Living or Food Systems Policy goals. 

PARA. For the Physical Activity Resource tool (PARA), LIAs work with local residents and physical activity (PA) resource partners like Parks & Recreation departments to assess the condition of qualifying community PA resources. It is available to complete in any year.

WALC. Using the Walk Audit for Livable Communities (WALC)  tool, LIAs conduct a walk audit with local residents and/or partners to identify opportunities for getting safely from one place to another by foot, bike, or wheelchair.

If you are looking for evaluation trainings and their certification quizzes, proceed to the Trainings page.