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Land Use and Health Team Capital Area, Michigan
Robert Glandon, Ph.D. Ingham County Health Dept.
Mark Kieselbach, Director, Community Planning and Development, Meridian Township.
May 12, 2005
Overview
• Regional Growth
• Land Use and Health Team
• Tools
• Outlook
Regional Growth
Health Impacts
Residential Development 1978-1999Prior to 1978
1978 to 1999
•Physical Activity
•Air and water quality
• Noise
•Injury
•Social Capital
•Health Equity
Land Use and Health Resource Team
• local public health departments• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission• MSU Extension• MSU Departments of Community Agriculture,
Recreation and Resource Studies; Urban Planning; Criminal Justice; Land Use Policy; Remote Sensing and GIS; MSU Land Policy Program
• planners, architects, land developer• Others
Land Useand
Health Team
RegionalGrowthProject
Health DepartmentBoard of Health
Regional PlanningCommission
advises
advises
Advises
Elected Officials
Advises
Planners, Public Health
Developers
Team Network
Health Impact Assessment
Traditional
-water quality
-wastewater
-air quality
-hazardous waste
HIA additions
-physical activity
-injury prevention
-noise
-social capital
-health equity
-regional growth objectives
Land Use Policy Principles Meridian Township, Michigan
• natural environment
• health and safety
• prosperity
• cultural heritage
• diversity
Outlook
• HIA “work in progress”
• Education
• Evaluation
• Coordination with other activities
Role of Public Health and Planning Agencies
• Articulate land use and health concepts
• Collect and organize information
• Develop partnerships• Support related projects• Facilitate use of assessment
tools• Apply for grants / fundraising