CHANGE STRATEGY WORKSHEETS Linden
CDC’s Healthy Communities Program
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies: Assets
Community-At-Large Sector:
 Require sidewalks to be built for all developments
 Require sidewalks to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
 Maintain a network of parks
 Complete streets plan
 Clean Indoor Air Act, can’t smoke indoors
Community Institution/Organization (CIO) Sector:
 Clean Indoor Air Act, can’t smoke indoors
 Clean, safe, cool drinking water is available for patrons
 Don’t use physical activity or food as reward or punishment
School Sector:
 Clean, safe, cool drinking water is available for students
 Prohibition of the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages during school day
 Tobacco-free policy
 Multiple opportunities for students to be physically active during the week
 School meal programs meet the School Meal Nutrition Standards
 Healthy food options advertised and available
 Chronic Disease Self-Management resources available to students in need
Work Site Sector:
 Access to safe, cool drinking water at no cost
 Access to refrigerator, microwave and sink for employees
 Smoke-free campus policies
 Insurance coverage for full-time employees
Examples of completed Strategy Worksheets can be found in Action Step 7 of the CHANGE Action Guide.
Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies: Needs
CDC’s Healthy Communities Program
Community-At-Large Sector:
 Lack of access to public transportation
 Lack of traffic calming measures
 Parks are not always accessible from homes
 Lack of locally grown foods in restaurants and food venues
 Lack of healthy food and beverage options in local restaurants and food venues
 Amount of tobacco advertising, especially in corner store establishments
 Lack of awareness and connection to Chronic Disease Prevention programs
Community Institution/Organization (CIO) Sector:
 Lack of safe areas to be physically active
 Lack of bicycle parking/storage
 Lack of access to public transportation
 Lack of awareness and connection to Chronic Disease Prevention
 Lack of healthy food options
 Few organized wellness committees
 CIOs not represented at various community coalitions
School Sector:
 District requirement of 225 minutes of physical education for all middle and high school students
 Students are permitted to submit waivers/exemptions from participation in physical education
 Lack of walk or bike to school initiatives
 Lack of referral system to connect students to tobacco cessation services/resources
 Lack of school building-level health group/committee
 Some buildings/classrooms still use food as reward for behavior/performance
 Lack of training for all teachers/staff on school policies regarding physical activity, nutrition and
tobacco prevention policies
 Some buildings/classrooms still use physical activity as punishment
 Lack of training for students on signs/symptoms of heart attack and stroke
Work Site Sector:
 Lack of encouragement of non-motorized commutes
 Lack of access to public transportation
 Lack of access to changing rooms with showers
 Lack of bicycle parking
 Lack of physical activity breaks for meetings
 Lack of healthy food options at work
 Lack of training on symptoms/signs of heart attack and stroke
 Lack of access to Chronic Disease Self-Management programs
 Lack of Chronic Disease prevention measures
 Lack of organized wellness committees
 Lack of insurance coverage for part-time and seasonal employees
Examples of completed Strategy Worksheets can be found in Action Step 7 of the CHANGE Action Guide.