How is the database related to ENACT and the Strategic Alliance ?
Great question! Prevention Institute is the coordinating agency for Strategic Alliance, a statewide (CA) coalition of nutrition and activity advocates who are committed to supporting and developing environmental solutions that will make health eating and activity a realistic option for all Californians. In our work, we have learned that local policy is crucial to building a movement, because local policies can and do influence statewide policies. Our hope is that this new database will stimulate effective policy changes by providing people with examples of efforts from around CA as well as connecting people together. The database will interface with the Alliance ’s Environmental Nutrition & Activity Community Tool (ENACT). ENACT is an online assessment and planning tool with a menu of strategies for improving nutrition and activity environments, supporting research, case studies and sample policies. We invite you to visit the Strategic Alliance website to learn more about ENACT and the
