Built Environment Approaches to Preventing Injuries and Promoting Physical Activity Integrating Public Health into Community Design Sacramento, California June 13, 2006

How I think about the work Tools and Capacity Partners Policy

Tools and Capacity – the early years West Contra Costa Safe Communities Project – –Engineers, several jurisdictions –Tools for Traffic Calming –Collision Mapping MTC Pedestrian Committee Dr. Jackson, 2003 Workshops like this, 2004

More Tools and Capacity DHS Capacity-Building grants  Built Environment Strategic Plan  “Briefing Paper” on Health Impacts of the Built Environment The Street WISE Project  First big project  Workshop Series & Elected officials forum

Partnerships – West County West Contra Costa Cities District I Supervisor Gioia West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee East Bay Bicycle Coalition Transportation and Land Use Coalition Neighborhood Groups and CBO’s

Partnerships – Central & East CCC Monument Community Partnership  Concord, Spanish-speaking resident group  Concord beginning General Plan Update Street Smarts Project  Traffic Safety campaign morphing into built environment work (hopefully)

Working across Disciplines Partnering with Public Works, Planning, and Redevelopment Departments Partnership with CA DHS  The Richmond Greenway

Policy – fertile ground Bay Area Walkable Communities Collaborative Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) Richmond General Plan  Pedestrian and Bicycle Plans Contra Costa Built Environment Board Order

Nancy Baer, MSW, Manager Injury Prevention & Physical Activity Promotion Projects