Promote active living across the lifespan by improving opportunities for movement in early care and education settings, K–12 schools and adult community spaces.

Who is a Community Champion? Learn about Community Change

Explore three focus areas to discover tools that strengthen policies and create movement‑friendly environments.

Early Care and Education

K-12 Schools

Adult Community Spaces

Community change starts with people who care.

See how one community worked together to create an active space, then imagine what one shared effort could accomplish in your own community.

Supporting Healthy Aging Through Accessible Fitness

Champion Active Communities is part of MSU Extension’s Community Change Hub, a self-guided, virtual resource designed to help community champions improve local health and wellbeing. Use the Hub's Six-Step Community Change Model to turn ideas into action and create lasting change in your community.

Learn about the Hub