Making The Case For Stakeholders Scientific evidence can help
collaborations or coalitions make the case about the need for
and efficacy of strategies to reduce the prevalence of chronic
disease in their communities, especially for those strategies
whose health outcomes are not often immediate. Our Healthier
Communities Initiatives are built on the concept that local
communities can work together to give all community members
healthy choices and support the pursuit of healthy lifestyles.
More than 160 Ys are working in collaboration with community
leaders to make changes in policies and the physical
surroundings in those communities so that healthy living is
within reach for individuals of all ages and backgrounds. Kids
need constructive physical activity in their school day. School-
based physical education (PE) increases students' level of
physical activity in school across all grade levels. Evidence
indicates that school-based physical education (PE) increases
students’ level of physical activity in school