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Moving Toward Safer Routes to School
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GOALS
• What is the problem?
• What are the barriers to walking and biking?
• What is Safe Routes to School??
• How do we get started?
• How do we make it happen on the ground?
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985
No Data <10% 10%–14%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986
No Data <10% 10%–14%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987
No Data <10% 10%–14%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988
No Data <10% 10%–14%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989
No Data <10% 10%–14%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990
No Data <10% 10%–14%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults BRFSS, 2002
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2003
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
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Obesity* Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2004
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)
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OBESITY EPIDEMIC?
Epidemic of Poor Nutrition and Inactivity
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Why should we care?
• This generation of children may be the first generation not to outlive their parents due to unhealthy lifestyles.
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Is Physical Inactivity Really a Is Physical Inactivity Really a Problem in Montana?Problem in Montana?
– 22% of Montana High School students are overweight or at risk for becoming overweight– 26% of Montana high school students and 30% of Montana 7th and 8th graders watch 3 or more hours of TV on a school night
2005 YRBS DATA
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• Prevalence of overweight children has tripled.
• Sharp increase in cases of type 2 diabetes in children.
• Pedestrian injury is the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children (8-14 yr olds).
• Asthma rates have increased 160% in the past 15 years in children. (CDC data)
Children’s Health RisksRelated to Physical Inactivity, Pedestrian
Safety, and Air Quality
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Educational Benefits
Studies have shown that increased physical activity for children:
• Increases concentration
• Improves mood and ability to be alert
• Improves memory and learning
• Enhances creativity
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SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL
A Practical application to improve health through increased activity,
decrease fuel consumption,decrease traffic at the school, increase air
quality, and just have fun!!
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The Need for Safe Routes• In 1969 roughly half of all children walked or biked
to school. Today, only about 15 percent walk or bike.
• There are more than three times as many overweight children today as there were 25 years ago.
• As much as 20 to 30% of morning rush hour traffic can be parents driving children to schools.
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What encourages bicycling & walking?
• Land use mix.• Network of bike &
pedestrian facilities.• Site design and
details.• Safety.
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Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
Safe Routes to School programs seek to make it safe, convenient and fun for children to walk and bike to school.
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What else?
• Facilitate projects and activities in the vicinity of schools that will:– Improve safety– Reduce traffic– Reduce air pollution– Reduce fuel consumption– Improve health, reduce risk of obesity
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The 5 E’s
The most successful programs incorporate the 5Es: • Evaluation• Education• Encouragement • Engineering• Enforcement
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Evaluation
• Community assessments of walking/bicycling facilities and programs
• Survey parents and kids
• Tracking and performance monitoring
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Education
• Teach kids about safe behaviors when walking and biking
• School curriculum covering transportation, health and environmental issues
• SRTS trainings
• Community Education/Awareness for increased safety
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Encouragement
• Walking School Bus/Bike Train
• Frequent Rider Miles
• Walk to School Day/Week
• Walk and Roll Wednesdays
• Media attention
• Public awareness campaigns
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Engineering
• Pedestrian and bicycle improvements
• Bicycle and pedestrian facilities– Sidewalks, trails, bike paths
• Traffic calming
• Secure bicycle parking facilities
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Enforcement
• Working with local police to enforce speed zones
• Crossing guards• Helmet use
enforcement• Pedestrian “stings”
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Barriers
• School Siting issues
• Individual barriers
• Community Issues
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What do parents and kids say?
• Distance 62%• Traffic 30%• Weather 19%• Other 15%• Crime 12%• School Policy 6% Barriers to Children Walking to or from School—United States, 2004. MMWR 2005
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Environments support cars, not people
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Who should be involved?
• School administrators, teachers• Parents, students, school nurses• Law enforcement officers• City engineers, planners, elected officials, traffic
safety councils• Bike and pedestrian advocates• Neighborhood associations, business community,
etc.