The Billion Step Challenge

read following discussion post and respond what you think about it The B’More Active program, modeled after the Billion Step Challenge, is an initiative designed to place a spotlight on health and wellness, and encourage physical activity amongst Baltimore City residents.  The Billion Step challenge is a short-term fitness goal, held in cities across the country, during National Public Health Week, which encourages citizens to walk and conduct other physical activities with other citizens as part of a team (American Public Health Association, 2020).  The program is designed to promote good health and physical activity within communities.  Baltimore City embraced the challenge in the summer of 2017 and engaged city residents toward a goal of 1 billion steps.  The initiative organized walks, runs, and wellness events throughout the city, and worked with community-based organizations, churches, businesses, and other stakeholders to promote health (Baltimore City Health Department, 2018).  The goals and objectives of the B’More Active program are similar to that of the Billion Step Challenge, however, planning will be focused on long-term outcomes.  The planning model that will be utilized is the MAP-IT model in order to mobilize partners, assess community needs, and track the program’s progress.  The Community-level behavior change model would be most appropriate as it provides frameworks for multi-dimensional approaches to health promotion and incorporates strategies to change the social and physical environment to encourage behavior change.    ~Lillian     References American Public Health Association. (2020). APHA’s Billion Steps Challenge – Get Started. http://www.nphw.org/get-involved/steps-challenge/get-started Baltimore City Health Department. (2018). Baltimore City Successfully Completes the Billion Step Challenge.  https://health.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2018-10-10-baltimore-city-successfully-completes-billion-step-challenge