PUBLIC HEALTH

AND

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL

Carrie Parker, BS, MSHS Keri Moore, BA, MPH

CHA/CHIP

Community Health Assessment (CHA)

79 Indicators

Trend

Breadth of Impact

Best Practices Available

Community Health Improvement Plan Priorities

(CHIP)

CHA/CHIP

Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)

Youth Physical Abuse

Suicide

Obesity Prevention

CHIP

Obesity Prevention:

Establish a social marketing campaign used throughout the

county

Promote inclusion of “health language” in city/town

comprehensive plans

Increase school based policies that promote physical

activity

SCHOOL AUDITS

Improve pedestrian

infrastructure around schools

Sidewalks

Crossings

Traffic

Drop-off Areas

Signage

Maps & Policies

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

Dogw

ood

?

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

SCHOOL AUDITS

Outcomes:

Planners Event

Grant Seeking/Writing

Walking Maps

Parent Encouragement

Alternative Parking Agreements

SCHOOL AUDITS

Considerations:

Choose a large enough sample

School boundaries

Assessing ADA needs

Admit what you don’t know

Prepare for security

SCHOOL AUDITS

Considerations:

It takes two

It takes the same two

Meet the principal

Get the word out!

Questions?