Be Active Communities

Be Active defines our work through the Socio Ecological Model, a community-based approach to help individuals and organizations establish policies that make physical activity and good health the easy choice throughout all sectors of the community. Through regular engagement, education and encouragement, Be Active partners with schools, families, work sites, senior centers and faith centers, offering tools and support to help North Carolinians incorporate small lifestyle changes that create big health improvements.

Our Model

The Socio Ecological Model is a framework used to effectively examine the multiple effects of social elements in an environment in order to create change. This approach is more likely to sustain efforts over time than any single intervention.

Be Active Communities:

• Mebane
• Moncure
• Morrisville

Within these communities, Be Active is committed to:

• Helping schools make physical activity the norm, creating healthy and successful students.
• Giving parents the tools to make exercise fun for the whole family.
• Providing seniors with the knowledge and skills to prevent falls, stay active and be healthy.
• Offering citizens the tools needed to advocate for a healthier North Carolina.
• Helping employers build healthy work environments where physical activity is supported and encouraged.
• Ensuring that communities provide convenient and low cost physical activity opportunities to people where they live, work, and raise their families.