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To support the national goal of better health through physical
activity, CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program has
developed KidsWalk-to-School. This is a community-based program that
aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity by
encouraging children to walk to and from school in groups
accompanied by adults.
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 Schools across the globe will be participating in
Walk to School Day* on October 6 during
International Walk to School
Week Oct. 4–8.
The International Walk to School Day encourages pedestrian safety for
children, and gives parents, school teachers, and community leaders an
opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many
benefits of walking. Each year millions of walkers from countries across
the globe walk to school together — all hoping to create communities
that are safer places to walk.
For great ideas for your walk to school program, check out the IWALK
Award winner and runner-ups:
http://www.iwalktoschool.org/award_app_list.cfm.*
KidsWalk-to-School encourages improved safety on the walk to and from
school by
- Encouraging children to walk in groups.
- Organizing responsible adults to accompany children as they walk to
and from school.
- Teaching and practicing safe pedestrian behavior during the walk to
and from school.
- Empowering neighborhoods to work together with local agencies, such
as the department of public works, to identify and create safe routes to
school.
- Partnering with local police to enforce speed limits in and around
schools.
- Providing crossing guards for children on their way to and from
school.
To plan a year-long, walk-to-school effort check out
CDC’s
KidsWalk-to-School program.
To learn more about the risks of child pedestrian injury and steps you
can take to promote child pedestrian safety in your community, visit CDC's
Injury Center's
International Walk to School Week.
CDC Kids Walk To School Resources
CDC
KidsWalk-to-School Program
Walk
to School Programs Fact Sheet
Other Walk-to-School and Related Pedestrian Safety Resources
Walk to School Day*
International Walk to School Day*
National Center for Bicycling and
Walking* has a page on
Safe Routes to School*
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Information Center*
National Center for Bicycling and Walking — Pedestrian Guide*
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Walkability Checklist
*Links to non-Federal organizations are provided
solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any
organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The
CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages
found at this link.
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