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Pam Jones, Director of Policy & Planning Aliza Wasserman, Policy Analyst Boston Public Health Commission
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STAND UP IF…
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What is Public Health? Public HealthHealth Care PopulationIndividual HealthDisease Prevention & Health Promotion Diagnosis & Treatment
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Allston- Brighton West Roxbury Roslindale Jamaica Plain Hyde Park Mattapan South End Fenway Back Bay Roxbury North Dorchester South Dorchester Charlestown East Boston South Boston North End MAP PREPARATION: Boston Public Health Commission Research Office Boston
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BPHC Mission The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to protect, preserve and promote the health and well being of all Boston residents, particularly those most vulnerable.
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BPHC Priorities Elimination of racial & ethnic health inequities Overarching Goals
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Health Equity Framework
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Focus on policies that are good for health, not just health policies Review policy and advocacy opportunities How can we ensure that community development and public health support each other?
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LEED requirement under BRA’s Article 37 Complete Streets Guidelines Linkage Housing Requirement, Inclusionary Development Policy Boston Residents Jobs Policy State Sanitary Code Some Existing Policies that Promote Health in Boston
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Health in All Policies BPHC Internal Workgroup City of Boston Stakeholder Interviews Envirohealth Consulting Final Report Coordinated shared learning opportunities with other City agencies Symposium: Active Design & Public Health Planning for Healthy Communities Workshop Conducted a pilot Health Impact Assessment Developed a checklist of review priorities and studied development review processes
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Common Missions & Shared Values Who do we serve? What is our mission/goal? What are our values?
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What’s Holding Us Back? Easier to work in our silos We don’t speak the same language Need to learn new skills/new knowledge What else?
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Questions & Conversation
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Our contact information: Pam Jones, pjones@bphc.orgpjones@bphc.org Aliza Wasserman, awasserman@bphc.orgawasserman@bphc.org Website: www.bphc.orgwww.bphc.org
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