Fitness Council of Jackson, City of Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA.
Am J Prev Med. 2009 Dec;37(6 Suppl 2):S329-35. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.09.004.
Jackson, Michigan, is a medium-sized city suffering from a bad economy and obesity-related health issues. Nearly 20% of the 36,000 residents live below the poverty line. It is a relatively young city (median age of 30 years) with a mixed ethnicity (20% black, 73% white, 4% Hispanic). The city offers many structured, active recreational opportunities, but has not integrated physical activity into daily life.
Project U-Turn aimed to increase active transportation (e.g., biking, walking, and transit use) through an integrated approach to Active Living by Design's community action model and the Michigan Safe Routes to School model. Resources were focused on active living promotions and programs; partnership meetings were the source of changes in policy and physical projects. Each initiative was designed to introduce each of the 5Ps (preparation, promotion, programs, policy, and physical projects) to build support for the partnership's overall work.
The partnership collected snapshot data of community walking and biking behavior, percentage of students walking to school, participation in events and programs, and new physical projects. Jackson saw a vast improvement in physical infrastructure and policy and a related increase in walking and biking in the community.
The project engaged in purposeful partnership building to implement effective programs and promotions that built support for policy and physical projects. Limited resources were best used by encouraging partners to contribute and coordinate activities using existing staff, funding, and resources.
Jackson has seen a shift toward awareness of the benefits of active living on community health, economic development, and environmental awareness.
密歇根州杰克逊市是一个中等规模的城市，经济状况不佳，存在与肥胖相关的健康问题。近 20%的 36000 名居民生活在贫困线以下。该市相对年轻（中位数年龄为 30 岁），种族混合（20%黑人，73%白人，4%西班牙裔）。该市提供了许多结构化的、积极的娱乐机会，但没有将身体活动融入日常生活。
“U-Turn 项目”旨在通过积极生活设计的社区行动模式和密歇根州安全上学路线模式的综合方法，增加积极的交通方式（如骑自行车、步行和使用公共交通）。资源集中在积极生活的推广和项目上；合作伙伴会议是政策和物理项目变化的来源。每项倡议旨在引入 5P（准备、推广、计划、政策和物理项目）中的每一项，以建立对合作伙伴整体工作的支持。
该合作伙伴收集了社区步行和骑自行车行为、学生步行上学的比例、参与活动和项目以及新的物理项目的快照数据。杰克逊市在物理基础设施和政策方面取得了巨大的改善，社区的步行和骑自行车活动也相应增加。
该项目进行了有目的的伙伴关系建设，以实施有效的计划和推广活动，为政策和物理项目提供支持。通过鼓励合作伙伴利用现有工作人员、资金和资源来贡献和协调活动，有限的资源得到了最佳利用。
杰克逊市已经意识到积极生活对社区健康、经济发展和环境意识的好处。
