Morrisville Active Kids Strategic Plan

Active Kids Strategic Plan

Capacity & Funding

Strategy: Examine and build community and organizational capacity to leverage resources and programs

There is a community-wide interest to address and enhance opportunities for youth to be more physically active in Morrisville. Supporting these efforts requires capacity to successfully address these efforts within the Town of Morrisville.

Action Steps for Implementation

Task 2 

Task 1 

Assess needs and current capacity influencing funding and staff resources addressing physical activity among youth in Morrisville. In order to execute a plan of action, the various partners will need to assess the current capacity and any needs to improve capacity. This may include examining funding support and funding strategies, identifying opportunities for leveraging existing resources, reviewing staff support to develop, implement, and monitor efforts.

Develop a network of partners whose mission is to promote and support active kids in Morrisville in a coordinated and strategic way. The Town can bring together partners to address a common issue and develop strategies to address the issue. This strategic plan will provide the network with the framework of strategies to promote and support active kids in Morrisville.

Resources Healthy People 2020: National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity http://www.ncppa.org/resources-reports

Potential Partners:  Wake County Public Schools  YMCA of Research Triangle  Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department  Planning Department  Police Department  Eat Smart, Move More  Wake County Health Department Evaluation Measures:  Identify network partners  Number of events or programs carried out in collaboration with partners  Evaluation/Monitoring procedure

We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/community/index.htm

Eat Smart, Move More: Local Physical Activity and Nutrition Coalition Manual. http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/ ESMMCoalitions/Texts/070317_lpan_manual.pdf

Society of Public Health Education: Building Coalitions, http://www.sophe.org/cppw-tools.cfm

NACCHO: Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), http://archived.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/ framework/

April 25, 2017

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