Supporting Healthy Communities: Planning Tools · Supporting Healthy Communities: Planning Tools...
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SupportingHealthyCommunities:PlanningToolsMirandaMaupin
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IntegratedHealthAssessment
Aguidancedocumentprovidingastep-by-stepprocesstoconsideropportunitiestoimprovehealthandwellnessaspartoftheSuperfundreuseassessmentprocess.
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FairfaxSt.WoodTreatersSite
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ReuseAssessmentStudyArea▪ Populationdeclining▪ 94%African-American
▪ 21,000residents(2010)
▪ $21,481medianhouseholdincomein2010
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ReusePlanningProcess+ReuseGoalsReusePlanningProcess
▪ Identifycommunitygoals
▪ Determinesitesuitability
▪ Conductlanduseanalysis
▪ Developfuturelanduserecommendations
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Community Reuse Goals • Mixed-use space to support
small businesses
• Grocery store
• Banking services
• Health clinic/pharmacy
• Senior housing center
• Police stop station
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AdaptingtheSuperfundReuseAssessmentProcess
IdentifyCommunityGoals
DetermineSiteSuitability
ConductLandUseAnalysis
DetermineSiteandAreawide
Opportunities
DevelopFutureLandUse
Recommendations
AdaptedSuperfundReuseAssessmentProcess
Includinghealthandwellnessgap
analysis
What’sIncludedintheTool?
▪ SelectionCriteria▪ FrameworkOverview
▪ PilotExample
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SelectingaCandidateCommunity
▪ Concernswithenvironmentaljusticeorhealthdisparities
▪ Environmentallyoverburdenedcommunity
▪ Under-resourcedintermsofinfrastructureandservices
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FrameworkOverview
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Step1:CommunityGoals
Step2:SiteSuitability
Step3:ServiceAnalysis
Step4:HealthandWellnessNeeds
Step5:Recommendations
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PilotExample
BenefitsoftheProcess
▪ Createsapositivediscussionaroundcommunitygoals
▪ Focusesontheopportunitiesofthefuture,ratherthanimpactsofthepast
▪ Identifiessmallwaysthesitecanprovidehealthbenefits(trails,trees)
▪ Identifiesareawideopportunities(increaseaccesstohealthfood,healthclinics)
▪ Bringspartnerstothetabletosupportcommunitygoalsthatextendbeyondthesite.
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