Wilkinsburg WalkWorks Route Community Launch

1201-1599 Park Avenue,Pittsburgh PA 15221

28 August, 2021

Description

Join the Healthy Baby Zone and Partners to for a family fun event and tour the walking path. Food, games, music and prizes! The Healthy Baby Zone team and our partners are pleased to invite you and your family to our Walking Path Launch! We are so excited to tour the path with fellow community members, raffle off prizes, enjoy some good food, and offer a new staple to the Wilkinsburg Community. Join us on Saturday, August 28th from 12-4 for all the festivities! Mask will be required! More about us and the initiative: Healthy Baby Zone is a collaborative effort between Healthy Start, Inc., Allegheny County Health Department's MCH Division, community members, and various organizations across sectors. The Walking Path Initiative joins the Healthy Babies Zone partners with The American Heart Association, ACHD Chronic Disease, and Wilkinsburg Borough leaders to address the health of Wilkinsburg residents by improving the walkability of the Borough. What is Walk Works? WalkWorks is a network of fun, fact-filled community-based walking routes and walking groups across Pennsylvania administered by PA Department of Health and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Center for Public Health Practice. www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/WalkWorks/Pages/WalkWorks.aspx Walking route characteristics include: - Located in the built environment; - Between 1-2 miles, accessible to all ages and abilities; - Circular in that the start and finish are the same; - Have accessible parking; - Presence of sidewalks and safe street crossings; - Speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less; and - Highlight neighborhood points of interest along the way.