H.U.B. City Steps

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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.