Nashville residents have increased opportunities for active commuting and recreational physical activity. Healthy foods are more accessible at corner stores, school cafeterias and worksites.

To increase access to healthy foods in low-income neighborhoods, the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) is working with 10 convenience stores to improve the availability, affordability and quality of fresh produce and healthy foods for residents.

In New York, The Walkers for Wellness program is bringing walking clubs and better nutrition to 100 faith-based organizations representing more than 10,000 New York City congregants of many faiths. Beth Hark Christian Counseling Center/Bethel Gospel Assembly, located in East Harlem, has started a walking club that meets twice a week.

In Los Angeles County, Long Beach

The San Antonio Healthy Restaurants Coalition debuted the ¡Por Vida! Program, a menu labeling and recognition program for food service establishments that offer healthy menu items.

In the summer of 2010, the Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support (MDHFS) successfully worked with two farmers markets to help them set up a system to accept EBT cards (also known as

In Philadelphia, nearly 500 corner stores have been recruited into the Healthy Corner Store Initiative; some local businesses have received resources for equipment upgrades, shelving and refrigeration to sell produce, low-fat dairy products, and lean meats.

113,000 residents in Jefferson County, Alabama are waking up to more walkable and livable communities.

In Miami, draft regulations that set nationally recognized minimum minutes of physical activity, screen-time restrictions, and nutrition standards for all licensed day care centers are currently being piloted with 887 day care centers, reaching 63,427 children.

WeTHRIVE! is a collaborative movement focused on changing social norms by creating policy, systems and environmental changes, with the ultimate goal of promoting healthy eating and physical activity in Hamilton County.