Our Nutrition and Physical Activity program works to reduce and prevent chronic diseases by increasing access to healthy foods that people can afford, and by providing opportunities for healthy eating and active living.

• Eliminate junk foods from schools, including school stores, fundraisers, and classrooms
• Reduce by 10% children's consumption of junk foods from corner stores
• Ensure that at least 1 out of 4 Philadelphians live within ½ mile of a supermarket, farmers’ market, or healthy corner store
• Increase by 25% the number of walkers and bikers on major transit corridors

• Community food access and affordability
• Active living in communities
• School/after-school settings
• Worksites
• Media and policy
• Government partnerships
  

• Mayor Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia
• Donald F. Schwarz, Health Commissioner and Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity
• Tom Knudsen, Acting Superintendent and Chief Recovery Officer, School District of Philadelphia
• Councilwoman Marian Tasco
• Feather Houstoun, President, William Penn Foundation
• Daniel J. Hilferty, President and CEO, Independence Blue Cross
• Ann Weaver Hart, President, Temple University
• Jeffrey Cooper, Vice President, Government and Community Affairs, University of Pennsylvania
• Ken Trujillo, Trujillo, Rodriguez and Richards, LLC
• David Cohen, Executive Vice President, Comcast Corporation
• Mike Nardone, Deputy Secretary, Office for Medical Assistance Programs, PA Department of Public Welfare
• Marla Gold, Dean, Drexel University School of Public Health

• The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
• Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
• Center for Health Behavior Research at the University of Pennsylvania
• City Planning Commission
• College of Physicians of Philadelphia
• Department of Human Services-Out of School Time Programs
• Department of Law
• Deputy Mayor's Office of Planning and Economic Development
• Health Promotion Council
• Maternity Care Coalition
• Mayor's Office of Transportation and Utilities
• Pennsylvania Department of Health
• Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
• Public Health Management Corporation
• School District of Philadelphia
• Temple Center for Obesity Research and Education
• The Food Trust
• WHYY

• Fruits and Veggies Matter (CDC)
• "Let's Move" National Nutrition Campaign
• "Let's Move," Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report, May 2010
• Million Hearts Campaign: Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke (CDC)
• Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity: Bias, Discrimination and Obesity

• Community Coalition Presentation
• Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Report
• Philly Food Bucks and Farmers' Market Report