Community-Based Survey of Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living (CBS HEAL) is a CDC survey of a nationally representative sample of U.S. municipalities to better understand existing community-level policies and practices that support healthy eating and active living. The survey collects information about policies such as nutrition standards, incentives for healthy food retail, bike/pedestrian-friendly design, and Complete Streets. About 2,000 municipalities respond to the survey. Participating municipalities receive a report that allows them to compare their policies and practices with other municipalities of similar geography, population size, and urban status.

The CBS HEAL survey was first administered in 2014 and was administered again in 2021. Data is provided in multiple formats for download including as a SAS file. A methods report and a SAS program for formatting the data are also provided.

This dataset is based on indicators described in MMWR "Indicators for Chronic Disease Surveillance — United States, 2013" (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6401a1.htm) before 2024 CDI refresh. It provided cross-cutting set of 124 indicators that were developed by consensus and that allows states and territories to uniformly define, collect, and report chronic disease data that are important to public health practice and available for states, and territories. In addition to providing access to state-specific indicator data, the CDI web site (www.cdc.gov/cdi) provides current release and additional information and data resources.