Utah's Transportation Vision

Pathway to Life Quality

Move Utah

ACTIVE, HEALTHY, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES

Elizabeth Weight

Utah Department of Transportation

Strategic Communications Director��

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Greg Bell

Utah Hospital Association

President & CEO

Get Healthy Utah

Board Chair��

Carlton Christensen

Utah Transit Authority

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Board Chair

Theresa Foxley

Economic Development Corporation of Utah �

President & CEO

Teri Newell

Utah Department of Transportation

�Deputy Director of �Planning and Investment

How Active Transportation Impacts Health

•Active transportation builds physical activity into daily life.

•Physical inactivity is closely linked to chronic health conditions:

* Type 2 diabetes

* Obesity

* Anxiety

* Premature Death

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How Active Transportation Impacts Health

•Only about half of Utahn adults and 19% of adolescents are meeting the recommended amount of physical activity.

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•Adult Americans are spending over 6 hours a day being sedentary.

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How Active Transportation Impacts Health

•Residents living in places with more active transportation infrastructure have lower obesity rates than those living in areas with no active transit.

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How Active Transportation Impacts Health

•Living in walkable communities creates trust and builds relationships between neighbors.

•Active transportation in communities improves mental and physical health and creates social cohesion.

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