1. Out of ‘ Site,’ Out of Mind Increasing Community Connectivity and Physical Activity through Healthy School Site Planning

3. What is (Smart) School Siting?

4. Why Build in the “Heart” of the Community?

5. What does it take? I. Consider the Proximity of Your Student Population II. Accommodate all Modes of Transportation III. Consider Community Health IV. Integrate School Planning into Community Planning V. The Benefits of Shared Use

6. Columbus City Schools Parent Survey

7. Consider the Proximity of the Student Population Enables students to walk/bike! Decreases traffic around schools Increases social cohesion Decreases cost!

8. Transportation Costs U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics

9. Accommodate All Modes of Transportation Pedestrians Bicyclists Student Bussing Public Transit Vehicles Student drop off Staff access Deliveries

10. Accommodate All Modes of Transportation

11. An Ohio Case Study

13. Consider Community Health

14. “The most universal opportunity for incidental physical activity among children is in getting to and from school” American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health, 2009

15. Physical Activity 2014 State Indicator Report on Physical Activity: Youth National Avg.

16. Physical Activity 2014 United States Report Card for Physical Activity in Children and Youth

17. Childhood Obesity The State of Obesity

18. Brain Power!

19. Asthma

20. “Asthma is a leading chronic illness among children and adolescents in the United States. It is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism.” CDC Adolescent and School Health

21. For people ages 1 to 33, traffic crashes are the single greatest cause of fatalities and disabilities America Walks

23. Health Impact Assessment A process that determines the potential health impacts of a proposed policy, plan, or project on the health of a population. Concludes with a set of recommendations

24. Integrate School Planning into Community Planning

25. Ohio Case Study

26. Benefits of Shared Use http://www.dps.k12.oh.us/school-kiser/for-families/neighborhood-school-centers.html

27. Opportunity Student enrollment is increasing Demand for new and renovated facilities Opportunity to approach decisions holistically Demand for walkable communities!

28. Facility Planner Feedback Q: In one word: most important to facility design/school siting Available land, size/acreage, cost Community Location Convenient location to resources Well planned Students Safety

29. Facility Planner Feedback Q: Barriers for Active Transportation District, architects, engineers, local government School board Leadership understanding of the process. Time No one thinks about it until it's too late Perception of student security Q: What is one thing you need to utilize Smart School Siting Data! (cost, safety, health)

30. Resources

32. Contact Us: Cait Harley Healthy Places Coordinator Creating Healthy Communities Program Ohio Department of Health (614) 995-0904 Caitlin.Harley@odh.ohio.gov Healthy.ohio.gov/chc Kate Moening Field Service Manager Ohio Safe Routes Network Safe Routes to School National Partnership (614) 269-7085 Kate@saferoutespartnership.org www.saferoutesoh.wordpress.com