Now that concerns about unhealthy eating and physical inactivity are at an all-time high, local jurisdictions are finding creative ways to reshape their schools, communities and institutions to support health.

As part of a health promotion strategy called “PhotoVoice,” Fullerton teens took pictures of places in their communities that prevent kids from being active and presented what they found to the community.

Pacific Highlands Ranch may have to wait until 2013 or beyond to get their neighborhood park, a delay the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board said is unacceptable. Five of the park’s 20 acres will be joint-use with a future Solana Beach School District campus.

The Institute of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have produced a report outlining steps that governments could take to reduce childhood obesity rates. Joint use is among the 12 actions that authors listed as most likely to succeed.

The Alameda Boys and Girls Club asked City Council members to divert $2 million from a park grant. The money would go toward building a new joint use recreation center, but many community residents oppose the funding allocation.

Financial instability and flagging enrollment could lead to the closure of a school that has a joint use agreement with the city.