This call to action aims to promote walking as a means of daily exercise and transportation. Walking or wheelchair rolling is an effective way to improve health for citizens of all ages. This tool offers multiple strategies on how to improve walking rates in rural and urban areas. While some strategies have little to no costs, such as encouraging health practitioners to advocate for daily walking, other strategies, such as improving sidewalk safety and access, are be more substantial.

More information on this tool can be found in the following links:
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/walking/call-to-action/pdf/partnerguide.pdf
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/walking-and-walkable-communities/index.html