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Design for HealthApril 2009

APA PresentationDesign for Health: Strategies for Addressing Health

in Local Plans, Policies, and Projects

Design for Health

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Design for HealthPresentation Overview

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I. Overview of Design for Health

II. Health Impact Assessments

III. Example HIAs

IV. Example Plans and Guidelines

V. Presentations by Partner Communities

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Design for Health www.designforhealth.net



• Research Faculty– Ann Forsyth, Cornell– Kevin Krizek, U. Colorado– Carissa Schively Slotterback, U. Minnesota

• Coordinators– Amanda Johnson, Research Fellow, U. Pennsylvania– Aly Pennucci, Research Assistant/Coordinator, U. Minnesota

• Research support– Karen Roof, PhD Student, U. Colorado– Ashley Miller, Sutee Anantsuksomsri, Research Assistants, Cornell– Joanne Richardson, Web

Design for HealthProject Staff



• James Lehnhoff, AICP

– City of Arden Hills Comprehensive Plan Update

• Michaela Ahern, AICP, LEED AP

– City of Bloomington Alternative Transportation Plan and Health Impact Assessment

Design for HealthPresenters



• Project initiated out of interest in connections between built environment and health

• Funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield• Takes advantage of 2008 legislative deadline for

metropolitan area comprehensive plans• Built on work by Design Center/Active Communities

Transportation (ACT) Research Group examining active living and food environments—adds a range of other issues

• July 2006 through June 2008• Separate grants given to technical assistance provider

and to 19 cities/counties

Design for HealthProject Overview



Design for HealthProject Participants



– Accessibility– Air quality – Climate change– Environmental and housing

quality – Food – Health facility access– Mental health – Noise– Physical activity– Safety– Social capital– Water quality

Core Health Topics

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Design for HealthConnecting Planning and Health

• Planning affects numerous health issues

• Comprehensive planning represents an opportunity to address health

• Plan implementation can further address health• Zoning ordinances• Design guidelines• Capital improvements

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Metropolitan Council Requirements 2008

Topics• Accessibility • Air Quality• Environmental and

Housing Quality • Food• Mental Health• Physical Activity• Social Capital• Safety (crime & traffic) • Water Quality

Land Use PlanFuture land useHousing planResource ProtectionTransportationTraffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) AllocationHighway & roads planBike & pedestrian planSpecial traffic situations Transit plan for facilities & serviceAviation PlanWater ResourcesWastewater & sewer planSurface water management planWater supply planParks & Open SpaceRegional parks and open spaceOptional Elements

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Land Use Plan

Future land use x x x x x x x x x

Housing plan x x x x x x x x

Resource protection x x x

Transportation

TAZ allocation x x x x

Highway & roads x x x x

Bike & pedestrian x x x x x x x

Special traffic x x x x x x

Transit plan x x x x x x

Aviation Plan x x x x

Water Resources

Wastewater & sewer x x x

Surface water x x x

Water supply plan x x

Reg. Parks and O.S. x x x x x

Optional elements:

Economic Development x x

Intergovernmental Coordination x x

Urbanization & Redevelopment Areas x x x x x x x x



Health in Planning PolicyConnecting Planning and Health

• Four general approaches (Morris 2007)

• Comprehensive plan update

• Corrective/Selective Amendments

• Revised Codes or Ordinances

• Separate Health- related Plans

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Design for HealthDesign for Health Activities and Tools

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• Events—talks, feedback sessions, boot camps

• Research summaries (key questions)— summarize fast-moving and contradictory evidence

• Information sheets—model planning and ordinance language/cases

• Case studies of existing plans• Health impact assessments—

three planning-oriented tools• Image resources and PPTs• Planning and health links• Plan review checklists• One-on-one technical assistance• Web site



Design for HealthHealth Impact Assessment

• Developed HIA tools tailored to planners

• Preliminary Assessment (checklist)

• Rapid Assessment (participatory workshop)

• Threshold Analysis (comprehensive)

• Detailed guidebooks and training workshops assist planners in using tools



HIA: Carver County

• Preliminary Checklist

• Assesses significance of project, plan, or policy in terms of its size and scope

• Considers whether certain health thresholds are met

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HIA: Carver County

• Preliminary Checklist– Abbreviated review of proposed transloading

facility in response to citizen petition for environmental review

– Helped identify key health concerns with project

– Will likely do rapid assessment if project moves forward



HIA: Bloomington

• Workshop-based health impact assessment for proposed bicycle trail in powerline corridor

• Worked with existing advisory committee

• Identified and evaluated potential health impacts

• Results integrated into Alternative Transportation Plan



HIA: Ramsey

• Most detailed HIA tool

• Uses evidence-based measures to assess health impacts

• Used by Ramsey to evaluate existing conditions to inform comprehensive plan update



40.3 % are within 400 m of a trail (49.32 % w/in 600 m)



HIA: Ramsey

Current achievements, health goals, and policy directions (how to get there)



Plan: Marshall

• City of Marshall, in rural Minnesota

• Prepared Pedestrian and Bikeway Plan: A Safe and Healthy Marshall

• The lens of health highlighted issues such as access to food and parks



Plan: Carver County

• Included public health element in 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update

• Significant health content in other parts of plan – Land Use, Parks and Trails, Aging, Transportation

• Planning process engaged planning and public health staff



Goals and strategies related to physical activity, social equity, mental health, air quality, water quality, food access, general access, and environment/housing



Implementation: Eden Prairie

• Site planning guidelines to implement comprehensive plan

• Address numerous health issues



Arden HillsCity of Arden Hills


• 9.4 square miles

• ~10,000 people

• ~14,000 jobs

• 10 miles from downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul

• A city divided by freeways, fragmented neighborhoods, and few connected trails, and newly opened land for development

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Approach:

• 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update

• Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP)

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• Comp Plan Update Process and Tools

– Staff involvement engineering, public works, parks, community development

– Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee (PTRC), Planning Commission, and City Council work sessions

– Active living website and research summaries

– Community workshops

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Arden Hills Workshop & Game

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• 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update– Active Living Chapter– Active Living Principles and Components in

Subsequent Chapters:• Land Use• Transportation• Parks and Recreation• Environmental Conservation and Sustainability

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• Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP)

• 585 acres• Mixed Use Development• Potential for 3,000 residents• Many challenges• Ongoing project

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• Results– City Approved 2030 Comprehensive Plan– TCAAP redevelopment is ongoing

• Implementation– Guiding Plan for the B2 District– Adopted New Design Standards– Becoming part of site plan review process

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Bloomington

• Four plan sections

• Planning context and framework

• Vision and Values

• System Plan

• Implementation



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BloomingtonCitizen Involvement

• Citizen Advisory Group

• Focus group meeting with targeted stakeholder groups

• Presentations before multiple City advisory groups (Traffic and Transportation Advisory Commission, Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission, Advisory Board of Health)

• Public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council



BloomingtonHealth Impact Assessment



Design for HealthOutcomes


• Increased knowledge among planners about health issues

• Refined, robust, and tested suite of HIA tools tailored to planners

• Sample plans and ordinances that serve as local and national models

• Evidence-based, health-oriented 2008 plans from partners

• Built collaborations

• www.designforhealth.net one-stop shop for information

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Design for Health – www.designforhealth.net

Summary


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I. Overview of Design for Health

II. Health Impact Assessments

III. Example HIAs

IV. Example Plans and Guidelines

V. Presentations by Partner Communities

VI. Q&A

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