4. PLANNING PROCESS
• Planning departments: What do they do?
– Long Range Planning
– Plan Review
• Required by state law:
– Planning Commissions
– General Plan
• Transportation requirements
6. PLANNING PROCESS
• Active Transportation Elements
– Master plans
– Project implementation
– Support of transit projects
– Development policies
7. PLANNING PROCESS
• UDOH Handbook: Bridging the gap
– How-to guide to create plans
– Flow-chart type document
– Focused on process
– Stakeholder group included: PANO, UDOT, UTA,
WFRC
– Advocacy community outreach
11. HEALTH INTEGRATION
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being, and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.”
as defined by
the Preamble to the Constitution
of the World Health Organization
(WHO 1948)
13. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Inventory of existing conditions includes
public health information
– Safety and health data
– Obesity data
– Reaching out to ERs and hospitals
– IBIS, BRFSS, BRIS data
14. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Inclusion of health professionals in public
involvement
– Stakeholder committees
– Walking/Biking audits
15. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Health criteria in project selection
– Links to healthcare facilities
– Links to recreation sites
16. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Improving public health benchmarks
– Reduced obesity rates
– Reduced rates of disease in target
populations
– Increase rates of self-reported physical
activity
17. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Encouraging cities to apply for healthy
community awards
– Safe Routes to School awards
– Utah Healthy Community program
19. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Comprehensive Plans
– Plan Updates
– Corrective/Selective Amendments
– Revising Codes or Ordinances
– Separate Health-related Plans
20. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Health Impact Assessments
– Tool to evaluate health-related impacts of
proposed project or policy
– Convenient vehicle for integrating health into
planning
Environmental
Social Impact
Impact
Analysis
Analysis
HIA
21. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• HIA Process:
1. Screening
2. Scoping
3. Risk Assessment
4. Dissemination
5. Monitoring and Evaluation
22. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• HIA Example – Atlanta Beltline:
– Vulnerable communities, health risks, and many
opportunities for health benefits
– Outcomes:
• Public health now formal part of planning
• $1 million EPA grant to speed development
23. HEALTH INTEGRATION
• Design for Health
– Set of tools focusing on issues where planning
has influence
– Clearly draws on research-based evidence
– Created the Health Impact Project
• www.healthimpactproject.org
25. ENCOURAGEMENT
• How to use planning programs/policies to
encourage active transportation
• Planning for a range of users
• Encouragement/awareness techniques
26. ENCOURAGEMENT - EXAMPLES
• Safe Routes to School
• Bike Ambassadors
• Rodeos
• Bike to Work Week
• Marketing Campaigns
27. WHAT CAN I DO?
• Provide bike/ped resources to patients:
– Bike maps
– Safety/education brochures
• Sponsor rodeos and other education events
• Get involved with planning efforts!
28. DISCUSSION
What do planners need to
know about the health care
industry?