Building Healthy, Active, and Well Buildings and Places of the Future BREAKING GROUND CONFERENCE...

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Building Healthy, Active, and Well Buildings and Places of the Future BREAKING GROUND CONFERENCE March 12, 2015

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Page 1: Building Healthy, Active, and Well Buildings and Places of the Future BREAKING GROUND CONFERENCE March 12, 2015.

Building Healthy, Active, and Well Buildings and Places of the Future

BREAKING GROUND CONFERENCE

March 12, 2015

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Overview

• Why health/active design?

• DVRPC’s Role?

• Speakers

• Q & A

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Why?

• Planning and public health allied professions

• Infectious diseases

• Impact of built environment

• Chronic diseases

• What will 2065 look like?

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Why?

Healthy: possessing good health or a sound and vigorous mentality; prosperous

Active: doing things that require physical movement and energy

Well/Wellness: being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort

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DVRPC’s Role?

Smart Growth: Mixed use zoning, TOD, Parking Design, Suburban Downtown Revitalization, Traffic Calming

Active Transportation: Complete Streets, Access Management, The Circuit Regional Trail Network, Road Diets, Air Quality

Healthy Food AccessHealthy Communities Task ForceActive Buildings

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Today’s Speakers

Rebecca Johnson

Sara Ridenour

Anita Kramer

Kevin Michals