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Communities play a strong role in shaping social norms and creating health-promoting physical environments. Increasing physical activity levels requires supportive environments in which we live, work and play, including community supports and healthy built environments that encourage patterns of movement.

Building Active Communities

There are many strategies communities can use to promote safe environments for activity.

Improving access to parks, walking and biking paths, community gardens, and other outdoor recreation facilities
Creating attractive sidewalks and so-called “cycle tracks,” barrier-protected and bicycle-exclusive facilities alongside sidewalks
Curbing traffic so that people safer walking and cycling
Building schools within easy walking distance of where people live - Improving public transportation to encourage more people to use it
Making neighbourhoods safe to encourage people to be active outdoors
Allowing community residents to use schools for recreation, after school hours

Physical Activity in the Community

The environment in which we live, work, learn, and play has an impact on our health choices and our ability to achieve overall health and well-being. Communities play an important role in encouraging us to move more.

Did you know that municipalities across Prince Edward Island offer a wide range of programs and resources to support physical activity?

Visit municipal websites to learn more about:

Funding and grant opportunities
Playgrounds and parks
Recreation facility and equipment rentals
Sport and recreation programs

You can find links to municipal websites on the Federation of PEI Municipalities Municipal Directory.

Below are some other organizations and groups that are supporting and working towards building healthier built environments in our Island communities:

go!PEI Programs
Recreation PEI

There are many strategies communities can use to promote safe environments for activity.

- Improving access to parks, walking and biking paths, community gardens, and other outdoor recreation facilities
- Creating attractive sidewalks and so-called “cycle tracks,” barrier-protected and bicycle-exclusive facilities alongside sidewalks
- Curbing traffic so that people safer walking and cycling
- Building schools within easy walking distance of where people live
- Improving public transportation to encourage more people to use it
- Making neighbourhoods safe to encourage people to be active outdoors
- Allowing community residents to use schools for recreation, after school hours