HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 260 - Supporting the US Surgeon General’s Call to Action promoting Walking & Walkable Communities
RESOLUTION
Supporting the United States Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote
Walking and Walkable Communities.
WHEREAS, one out of every two U.S. adults is living with a chronic disease, such as
heart disease, cancer, or diabetes; and
WHEREAS, these diseases are the leading causes of premature death and disability
and leading drivers of the nation’s $3.5 trillion in annual healthcare costs; and
WHEREAS, the health of a community’s workforce affects economic development and
chronic disease increases costs to employers in lost productivity and higher health care
expenditures; and
WHEREAS, physical activity can reduce illness from chronic diseases and premature
death. Regular physical activity helps prevent risk factors for disease (such as high
blood pressure and weight gain) and protects against multiple chronic diseases (such
as heart disease, stroke, some cancers, type 2 diabetes, and depression); and
WHEREAS, an individual’s decision to walk can be made easier by programs and
policies that provide opportunities and encouragement for and by improvements to
community walkability; and
WHEREAS, Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and
Walkable Communities calls on Americans to be more physically active through walking
and calls on communities to better support walking and walkability; and
WHEREAS, Step It Up! provides evidence-based strategies to support walking and
walkable communities; and
WHEREAS, we are participating in the Move with the Mayor initiative of the National
Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention that is working cooperatively with the
CDC to increase physical activity in communities across the country; and
WHEREAS, local government can play an important role in promoting physical activity
and building walkable communities; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Rochester, Minnesota –
America’s City for Health supports the United States Surgeon General’s Call to Action to
Promote Walking and Walkable Communities; and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Rochester partner with our area health
care providers, businesses and residence to be active and assure a community
environment that supports a walkable, healthy lifestyle, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Rochester, Minnesota will encourage
other cities to develop initiatives and programs that support the goals and strategies
related to walking and walkable communities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS__________DAY OF______________, 2020.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS_____DAY OF_____________________, 2020.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)