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According to surveys conducted by facilitators of the INVEST Health initiative, significant proportion of people living in their target neighborhoods do not know many of their neighbors and suffer from stress, anxiety, and sadness. These negative states of being can influence one’s physical health, which can, in turn, exacerbate these negative mental states of health (Chapman, Perry, & Strine, 2005) . In order to address these issues, members of the INVEST Health initiative seek to increase sense of community within these target neighborhoods through the development of a walking program. There is evidence in the literature to support the use of walking programs to increase both sense of community (Bird, Radermacher, Sims, Feldman, Browning, & Thomas, 2010; Gavin, 1997; Sommers, Andres, and Price, 1995) and mental health (Duncan, Travis, & McAuley, 1995; Sommers, Andres, and Price, 1995; Travis et al. , 1996) . There is also evidence that walking programs can lead to socialization outside of the program (Duncan, Travis, & McAuley, 1995; Warren, Moore, Davies, Turner et al. , 2008) .  \nThe goal of this walking program is to help introduce neighbors to each other to foster community ties and improve mental health .  \nThroughout the guide, we offer tools to help you plan your events. Look for this symbol!  \nChapter 2: Program Overview and Organization  \nWhat Does the Program Entail?  \nThe program is organized around coordinated community walks that are at set times, with set routes and with pre-set destinations. The walks are led by community leaders, which are identified by members of your team. These community leaders form teams and recruit members of their community to walk on their team. Incentives are offered for people who are community leaders based on how many people on their team walk during each walking event. Smaller incentives are offered to the team walkers who participate in weekly walks in the form of entries into a raffle for a large prize at the end of the program season; the more times a person walks, the more entries they will have in the raffle. The community leaders will be in charge of recording who walks each time and reporting that to the walk organizers.  \nEach year, a kickoff event is planned in conjunction with the first planned walk of the season and a neighborhood potluck supper is planned in conjunction with the final walk of the season.  \nThe weekly walking routes are meant to be centered around a destination that incl","cbCaifK1BnbRbn7F","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifK1BnbRbn7F","pdf",4807382,25,"English","# Chapter 1: Introduction\n# Chapter 2: Program Overview and Organization\n## What Does the Program Entail?\n## Size and Scope\n# Chapter 3: Timeline\n# Chapter 4: Budget and Funding\n# Chapter 5: Walk Leader and Participant Recruitment\n# Chapter 6: Promotional Planning\n# Chapter 7: Program Evaluation\n# References and Sense of Community Resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the main goal of the Iowa City Neighbors walking program?\",\"answer\":\"To introduce neighbors to each other, strengthen community ties, and improve mental health.\"},{\"question\":\"How are community walks organized in the program?\",\"answer\":\"The program runs coordinated community walks at set times and on set routes with predetermined destinations, led by community leaders who recruit walkers.\"},{\"question\":\"What incentives and responsibilities are assigned to walk leaders and participants?\",\"answer\":\"Walk leaders receive incentives based on team participation, while weekly walkers earn raffle entries based on how many times they attend; leaders record participation and report it to the walk organizers.\"}]","Iowa City Neighbors - Implementation Guide - A guide to developing a social connection walking program in local neighborhoods | PDF",1789259348,9]