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Welcome to the Promoting

Active Communities Program

  • What is the Promoting Active Communities Program?
    The Promoting Active Communities (PAC) program is an online assessment and award system. Communities can use the online self-assessment to evaluate their built environments, policies, and programs that support active living. New in 2013, assess your Complete Streets (CS) policies and implementation and receive a Complete Streets score. Michigan communities that complete the assessment are eligible for an award that recognizes them as an innovative Michigan community that is making it easier for their citizens to lead an active lifestyle.

  • Who should complete the PAC assessment?
    Every Michigan city, township, charter township, or village is encouraged to complete a Promoting Active Communities assessment.

  • Why complete the PAC assessment?
    Active living communities support and promote active living and are great places to work, live, and play. Click here to learn more about Active Living Principles.

  • What is involved in the PAC award application process?
    It involves answering questions about your community in the online, interactive Promoting Active Communities assessment. To preview or print the application, visit the Preview the Assessment section.

  • How do communities get started?
    Register to begin completing the PAC assessment for your community. Registration only takes a couple of minutes. Take a look at the Getting Started page for more information on forming a team, using the online assessment and gathering information to complete the assessment.

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VISIT & VIEW THE PAC WEBINARS!

  • Using the PAC Assessment to Create Active Liveable Communities
  • Step by Step PAC Assessment for Michigan Communities



    Design Guidelines for Active Michigan Communities
    A book created to help people in Michigan envision and create ways to make their community safe, walkable, bikable, and enjoyable.
    Click here for a copy.



    • The Promoting Active Communities assessment and award is brought to you by the
    Michigan Department of Community Health, the Michigan Fitness Foundation,
    Michigan State University and the Prevention Research Center of Michigan