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<br />The connection between health and the environment present both challenges and opportunities <br />for community leaders and residents Including: <br /> <br />. More than 50 percent of Californians do not meet recommended guidelines for physical <br />activity. Better community planning and design can help make walking, biking and other <br />forms of physical activity a regular part of dally life for residents of all ages and <br />backgrounds. For example, building parks within walking distance increases the <br />likelihood that people will exercise by 25 percent. <br /> <br />. On average, California neighborhoods have four times more fast food restaurants than <br />grocery or produce stores. Communities that increase access to healthier foods enjoy <br />lower rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other serious nutrition-related health <br />conditions according to a number of scientific studies. <br /> <br />Please visit www.cacities.oraJevents to register online, or contact Carmen Pereira for information <br />at (916) 658-8208 or coereiraCCi>.ca-ila.ora. <br /> <br />ILG is the nonprofit research and education affiliate of the League of California Cities and the <br />California State Association of Counties. <br /> <br />8A <br />Page 14 <br /> <br />8 <br />