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Legal and policy approaches can be important tools for achieving healthier communities. A new report—The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Healthy People’s Disability and Health Goals around Access to Health Care, Activities Promoting Health and Wellness, Independent Living and Participation, and Collecting Data in the United States—provides evidence-based information and identifies priority areas that can help communities achieve Healthy People 2020 objectives...

Move Your Way is the promotional campaign for the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Now, ODPHP is making it easy to customize Move Your Way resources through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State and Community Health Media Center. The Move Your Way campaign offers easy-to-understand physical activity resources in English and Spanish, including fact sheets, posters, videos, and interactive tools...

We’re excited to announce that MyHealthfinder is now live at its new home on health.gov! The move is part of website updates that ODPHP has recently implemented to better deliver up-to-date health information to our key audiences. MyHealthfinder is a prevention and wellness resource that health professionals can recommend to individuals and families...

By: Shauna Rohbock, PCSFN Council Member and Olympic Silver Medalist in Bobsled February 5, 2020 marks the 34th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This year’s theme is “Lead Her Forward.” Annually, this observance celebrates the accomplishments of girls and women in sports, and provides us with the chance to highlight the importance of girls and women having equal access and opportunities to participate in sports...