Core Activities
The core activities for the H.U.B. City Steps program include:
- Identifying and supporting community walking coaches
- to serve as role models and champions who will motivate their fellow residents to engage in physical activity and choose better eating habits;
- to establish walking groups which will provide motivational and social support to program participants for healthy lifestyle changes;
- Conducting monthly educational and physical activity sessions for program participants to gain information to make more health conscious choices;
- Providing health screenings for program participants;
- Using motivational interviewing to encourage participants to adopt healthy lifestyle changes; and
- Promoting local walking tracks and trails in and around Hattiesburg to increase their visibility and
use by Hattiesburg residents.
The abbreviated spelling of H.U.B. City Steps is a play on the program motto "A Healthy 'U' Begins with Steps".
Mission Statement
H.U.B City Steps is a community-based walking initiative that encourages and motivates Hattiesburg residents toward a healthier lifestyle.