This plan updates and combines two documents published in 2003 the State Physical Activity Plan and the Statewide Public Health Nutrition Plan. The result is a single, improved comprehensive plan aimed at improving the health and well being of all residents of Oregon. Prepared with guidance from the state's Public Health Division Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, it represents the work of dozens of organizations and institutions committed to increasing daily physical activity and access to healthy foods and the reduction of chronic diseases for all Oregonians.

Childhood obesity is a looming public health crisis that has crept up on us through the cumulative eff ects of many small changes in our environment that aff ect our patterns of physical activity and nutrition.

How-To Guide for Oregon Schools and Communities on Enabling and Encouraging Kids to Walk and Bike to School