Walk Works

The Partners

• The City of Lebanon
• Community Health Council

The Program

WalkWorks is an initiative between the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Downtown Center that supports the development and adoption of active transportation plans or related policies. Its mission is to increase access and opportunities for physical activities, such as walking, biking, wheeling, and using public transit. Under the leadership of the Community Health Council, Walk Works was affiliated in 2021.

REACH Team in Action

The REACH team participated is assessments with Penn Dot in determining the Walk Works Trail in Lebanon. Participated in meetings to develop the route and hosted events to promote the route.
The Impact: Identified the need for trails and pedestrian corridors through the Community Health Needs Assessment. With the Physical Activity task force, we continue to support programming along the Walk Works path and create opportunities to expand and link the corridor to other resources like parks, trails and everyday destinations.