The Statewide Physical Activity and Public Health Nutrition Plans have at their core a focus on developing communities where the healthy choices are the easy choices: where adults and children have easy access to fresh vegetables, fruits, and other healthy foods at school, work, and when eating out; and where Oregonians can safely walk and bicycle for work, errands, and recreation. The ultimate goal is for all Oregonians to enjoy improved health and reduced risk of chronic diseases through daily physical activity and healthy eating in communities that support those choices.

These plans are calls to action for all who can have an impact on promoting healthy eating and daily physical activity in order to improve the health of Oregonians. Achieving these changes will require involvement of individuals from many arenas - policymakers, transportation and land use planning, health care, public health, parks and recreation, business sector, voluntary health organizations, schools and universities, employers, insurers, and citizen groups.