Despite the many health benefits associated with regular physical activity, many children and adolescents do not participate in physical activity for 60 minutes or more each day. To promote the guidelines and support youth physical activity, CDC and several partner organizations developed the Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit, which highlights strategies that school, families, and communities can use to support youth physical activity.

Field report of successful partnerships from Action for Healthy Kids Teams in Kentucky, California and Florida, whose collaborations at the local and state levels are leading to the creation of healthier learning environments for students

Never has creating, implementing and monitoring a wellness policy been easier. This handy online tool provides step-by-step guidance, best practice examples and resources to create a local wellness policy; put the policy into action; and measure its success against goals to improve student health and learning.

"Water in Schools" is a website providing background information and resources for interested stakeholders to promote water consumption in schools as a means for reducing the consumption of sugary drinks.

CDC has developed several resources to download and use when meeting with members of a neighborhood, school, or community to increase knowledge and interest in participating in a Walk & Bicycle to School program.