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[I]n 2005, the Upper Valley Trails for Life partnership, in which UVTA is the lead organization, received the "Community of Excellence" Award in May at the annual meeting of Active Living by Design grantees in Chapel Hill, NC. The award recognizes Trails for Life as the top project among the 25 grantees from around the country during the first year of the five-year grant cycle funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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In late 2003, UVTA received a major grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to promote more active lifestyles in the Upper Valley through the use of trails. The result of this grant was, in association with serval prominent local groups, like the Town of Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Trails for Life program. This program has so far resulted in the publication of an entry-level walking guide to local trails, and the inception of a prescription walking program, though which doctors prescribe a certain amount of physical activity each day for inactive patients. Trails for Life ... aims to help towns and real estate developers to create more walkable/bikeable communities.
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UVTA continues to work with both communities on walkability and bikeability as part of Upper Valley Trails for Life, which seeks to increase opportunities for Upper Valley residents to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. Trails for Life is is one of 25 initiatives in the country funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Active Living By Design Program.
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