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How Walkable Is Your Community?
Most of us are not active enough. One of the reasons for our inactivity may lie in the design of the streets where we live. Many neighborhoods were built to support automobile transportation, but are downright hostile to pedestrian traffic. How does your community measure up? View The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation TV Health Series video news release to see how others fare.

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Physical Activity for Older Americans
Eighty percent of Americans over 65 are not meeting the recommended minimums for daily exercise. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s TV Health Series video news release shows how seniors can fit activity into their lifestyle.

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