PAPRN+ Capabilities for Public Health Agency Involvement in Decision Making to Increase Active Transportation Opportunity

This document presents a research-based tool that local health departments (LHDs) and other public health sector entities can use to strategically plan their engagement in local processes to improve walking and biking opportunities in their communities. We set out to define specific department-level capabilities and tasks associated with these capabilities. Capabilities are statements of functions that organizations such as LHDs should perform in a defined area of expertise and thus support strategic planning. The menu of options will enable organizations with varying resource levels to (1) assess where their current activities fit into an approach that supports physical activity through the built environment (2) strengthen their capacity over time by outlining options for next steps.