PA Healthy & Active Communities Summit
Goal and Learning Objectives
Goal: Create a healthier Pennsylvania by activating leaders throughout the Commonwealth and providing them with the resources and strategies necessary to create communities that promote healthy, active living.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this Summit, participants will:
- Identify the environmental influences that contribute to healthy families and communities
- Demonstrate how to advocate for policies and practices to create environments for healthy, active living
- Examine best practices from successful community collaborations
- Identify key community-level partners and describe how to engage them in creating a healthy, active community
- Recognize the role healthcare providers, recreation professionals, schools, foundations, state government, community leaders, and families play in promoting active living
- Discover the resources currently available in Pennsylvania
