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

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

2 How I think about the work Tools and Capacity Partners Policy

3 Tools and Capacity – the early years West Contra Costa Safe Communities Project –2001-2003 –Engineers, several jurisdictions –Tools for Traffic Calming –Collision Mapping MTC Pedestrian Committee Dr. Jackson, 2003 Workshops like this, 2004

4 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

5 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

6 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)

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

8 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

9 Nancy Baer, MSW, Manager Injury Prevention & Physical Activity Promotion Projects Nbaer@hsd.ccounty.org 925-313-6837


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