Community Perspectives

Lake Merritt HIAExperience

Pilar Lorenzana-Campo pcampo@phlpnet.org

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Policy does not enter into attorney-client relationships.

Community Role

HIA Steering Committee

Established a (community) benchmark for TOD project

Scoping, Assessment, and Reporting

Other stakeholders

Critical local perspective

Provided context/nuance for proposed policies

Analysis

Community engagement

Benefits to the Community

Built capacity for framing land use and transportation policies with a health lens

Provided a new dynamic in the conversation – health can be the tipping point

Incorporation of (limited) health impacts into draft plan

Use of HIA in other projects

What If?

Lack nuance and critical local perspective

Health findings not as well received

Quicker process

Resources

Lake Merritt HIA Report Publication (April 2012)

Essential Elements of Healthy TOD Webinar (Summer 2012)

Health on Wheels: A Guide to Healthy TOD Publication (Fall 2012)

Thank you!

Pilar Lorenzana-Campopcampo@phlpnet.org

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