FacultyFaculty Defining a “Healthy Community”Pilar Lorenzana-Campo, MEP Senior Associate...
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Skill Building Session II: Engaging Special Populations –
Tribal and Low Income Communities
Skill Building Session II: Engaging Special Populations –
Tribal and Low Income Communities
Leading the Way in Public Health Nutrition and Physical Activity:
Blazing New Trails
Leading the Way in Public Health Nutrition and Physical Activity:
Blazing New Trails
Salt Lake City, UtahJune 12-14, 2011
Salt Lake City, UtahJune 12-14, 2011
Produced by the Alabama Department of Public Health Video Communications and Distance Learning DivisionProduced by the Alabama Department of Public Health Video Communications and Distance Learning Division
Healthy Communities: A Policy Framework
Healthy Communities: A Policy Framework
Skill Building Session II: Engaging Special Populations –
Tribal and Low Income Communities
Skill Building Session II: Engaging Special Populations –
Tribal and Low Income Communities
Produced by the Alabama Department of Public Health Video Communications and Distance Learning DivisionProduced by the Alabama Department of Public Health Video Communications and Distance Learning Division
FacultyFaculty
Pilar Lorenzana-Campo, MEPSenior Associate
Planning and DevelopmentPublic Health Law and Policy
Oakland California
Pilar Lorenzana-Campo, MEPSenior Associate
Planning and DevelopmentPublic Health Law and Policy
Oakland CaliforniaOakland, CaliforniaOakland, California
Defining a “Healthy Community”
Defining a “Healthy Community”
• Not just the health of individuals• Not just the health of individuals
Defining a “Healthy Community”
Defining a “Healthy Community”
• Shapes behavior and health
outcomes
• Shapes behavior and health
outcomes
Overview: The EvidenceOverview: The Evidence
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Percent of Adults Getting Recommended Levels of Physical Activity
Percent of Adults Getting Recommended Levels of Physical Activity
Why Are People Consuming More Calories?
Why Are People Consuming More Calories?
Presence of convenience stores is
associated with obesity
Presence of convenience stores is
associated with obesityyy
Papas et al., 2007
Traffic hazards and poor intersections are
associated with less physical activity
Traffic hazards and poor intersections are
associated with less physical activity
Why Are People Less Physically Active?
Why Are People Less Physically Active?
physical activityphysical activity
Active Living Research Brief 2007
The number of miles traveled by motorized
transportation is associated with obesity
The number of miles traveled by motorized
transportation is associated with obesity
Why Are People Less Physically Active?
Why Are People Less Physically Active?
ratesrates
Active Living Research Brief 2007
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Policy Can Reverse These Statistics
Policy Can Reverse These Statistics
• Supermarket proximity is associated
with a better diet
• Limited access to fast food for
• Supermarket proximity is associated
with a better diet
• Limited access to fast food for
school children is associated with
better diet
• Sidewalks and nearby destinations
are associated with more physical
activity
school children is associated with
better diet
• Sidewalks and nearby destinations
are associated with more physical
activity
Policy Can Reverse These Statistics
Policy Can Reverse These Statistics
• Access to recreational facilities on
weekends is associated with lower
teen obesity rates
• Access to recreational facilities on
weekends is associated with lower
teen obesity rates– Healthy Eating Research Brief 2008; Davis & Carpenter 2009;
Active Living Research Brief 2007
– Healthy Eating Research Brief 2008; Davis & Carpenter 2009;
Active Living Research Brief 2007
Overview: The ToolsOverview: The ToolsLand UseLand Use
Zoning ControlsZoning Controls Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards in Childcare
Nutrition and Physical Activity Standards in ChildcareLicensingLicensing
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Overview: The StrategiesOverview: The Strategies
Density/Mixed UseDensity/Mixed Use
TransportationTransportation TransportationTransportation• Ensure sidewalk presence and
completeness
• Create attractive and safe pedestrian
facilities
• Ensure sidewalk presence and
completeness
• Create attractive and safe pedestrian
facilitiesfacilitiesfacilities
Build Complete StreetsBuild Complete Streets
Image Source: Complete Streets on Flickr
Create and Improve Parks and Open Space
Create and Improve Parks and Open Space
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Attract New Food StoresAttract New Food Stores Improve Corner StoresImprove Corner Stores
Plan for Farmers’ MarketsPlan for Farmers’ Markets Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture
ResourcesResources
www.healthyplanning.orgwww.healthyplanning.org
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