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Environment to Promote Active Living and Healthy Eating Noelle Dobson Healthy Active Oregon Bend, Oregon April 28, 2006

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Page 1: Using the Built Environment to Promote Active Living and Healthy Eating

Using the Built Environment to

Promote Active Living and Healthy Eating

Noelle DobsonHealthy Active Oregon

Bend, OregonApril 28, 2006

Page 2: Using the Built Environment to Promote Active Living and Healthy Eating

 Active Living by Design promotes community environments that offer

choices for integrating physical activity into daily life.

www.activelivingbydesign.org

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Active Living Leadershipwww.activelivingleadership.org

Active Living Networkwww.activeliving.org

Active Living Researchactivelivingresearch.org

Active Living Resource Centeractivelivingresources.org

Active Living Blueprintwww.agingblueprint.org

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Active Living by Design Preparation: partnership development,

master plans Promotion: increase understanding Programs: increase opportunities for

active living Policy: influence public decisions Physical Projects: create supportive built

environments

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Diverse partnerships City, County and Regional governments (transportation,

parks and recreation, public facilities, planning bureaus) Local residents Land use & transportation advocacy organizations Natural resource protection organizations Community development organizations Affordable housing advocates Neighborhood associations Youth organizations: Boys & Girls Clubs Local elementary and high schools Local food policy council Health systems Bicycle and pedestrian advocates Private business Health non-profits

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Healthy, Active Lents

Springwater Corridor Trail Repaving projects Habitat restoration Trash pick-ups Art projects Community trailhead

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Healthy, Active Lents

Park improvements Bikelanes & sidewalks Traffic calming Light-rail line

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Healthy, Active Lents

Healthy Eating by DesignFarmer’s marketHome gardens to low-income

familiesCity policy to support planning

for food access

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Damascus, Oregon 12,000 acres brought into the Portland

Metro Urban Growth Boundary

Rural residential (10,000 pop.) to Portland suburb (80,000 pop.) in 20-30 years

Two-year planning process to develop conceptual plan for land uses, transportation, natural resources, and public facilities

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Using the Built Environment to

Promote Active Living and Healthy Eating

Noelle DobsonActive Living by Design

Healthy Eating by [email protected]

503-595-2566