[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Plan4Health is a multi-year effort that strengthens the connection between planning and public health. Seventy-five percent of the program’s funding supports local and state coalitions working to advance public health through better planning and partnerships, specifically through leveraging skills and evidence-based strategies. The program is implemented in partnership with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and represents a major new collaboration between planners and public health professionals. Funding for Plan4Health was provided through an award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Seventeen coalitions were selected for the Plan4Health program after a competitive review process. The program is being administered through APA’s Planning and Community Health Center that is dedicated to integrating community health issues into local and regional planning practices by advancing research, outreach, education and policy.
The Design 4 Active Sacramento (D4AS) coalition received a $150,000 grant from the American Planning Association through its Plan4Health program to combat two determinants of chronic disease—lack of physical activity and lack of access to nutritious foods.
D4AS brings together professional engineers, planners and public health professionals to create streets that are conducive to safely walking, biking and living through active design. D4AS seeks to change the way design and health professionals work together with the goal of creating communities built for health.
Coalition partners include:
- WALKSacramento
- The California Chapter of the American Planning Association
- The Sacramento Valley Section of the American Planning Association
- The California Public Health Association – North (CPHA – N)
- The Sacramento Chapter of the Urban Land Institute
- The Sacramento County Office of Sustainability
- The City of Citrus Heights
- The Institute for Local Government
- The Echelon Transportation Group
- The Sacramento Tree Foundation
- La Familia Counseling Center
Additional contributors include
- The Sacramento County Department of Public Health
- The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
For more information about the Plan4Health program, visit www.plan4health.us or follow the hashtag #Plan4Health on Twitter.
The American Planning Association is an independent, not- for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are dedicated to advancing the art, science and profession of good planning — physical, economic and social — so as to create communities that offer better choices for where and how people work and live. Members of APA help create communities of lasting value and encourage civic leaders, business interests and citizens to play a meaningful role in creating communities that enrich people’s lives. APA has offices in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. For more information, visit www.planning.org.
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