Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability

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By Angie SchmittSep 27, 2017, 4:48 pm348 pts
Walking should be an easy way to get some physical activity and exercise. But America has spent decades engineering the simple act of using your own two feet out of daily life, and the public health community is starting to speak up about it. The U.S. gets failing grades on walkability in a withering new report…

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