PAPRN+ Network Call Notes
Thursday, March 31, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Updates from the CDC
- America Walks is sponsoring “Walking College,” an interactive, online educational
program for walkable community advocates. This spring, 25 Walking College Fellowships
will be awarded to community change agents working alone, in organizations, or in
professions such as public health, planning, transportation, or education. Applications are
due April 15th. If you, your students, or friends in your community might be interested, you
can get more details on their website. Click here for more information and to apply.
-National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the CDC are putting on an Action
Institute, a group-based training where people from planning, transportation, and public
health form teams and come together for training to promote walking and walkability as a
cross-sectoral strategy. A report about this is on the NACDD webpage. The team for 2016
has already been selected, but those who have been in the Action Institute might be able to
serve as a resource to PAPRN+ Network members doing things in the community and who
need either the structure or people with those skills.
-The National Physical Activity Plan is going to be re-released as a new version on April
20th. Please look at the changes that have been made and see how you can be a part of it.
Updates from the PAPRN+ Coordinating Center
-Working Groups
There was a call with all of the Working Groups in March, and they are starting to make
progress in identifying project ideas. There is a listserv for each Working Group. It is not too
late to get involved with a Working Group and learn about their project ideas and to offer
your own ideas. Please email Amanda with any questions at alw038@ucsd.edu.
If you are interested in joining a working group and have not yet filled out the survey, please
do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PAPRNPlusWorkingGroups
-If you have ideas for a topic or are interested in presenting on a future call, please email
us. Presentations from researchers and practitioners are welcome.
Presentation
“Walkability Metrics”
Larry Frank, President & Eric Fox, MSGIS Manager for Urban Design 4 Health
Larry and Eric have provided the following links to access the Healthy Communities Atlas,
which they highlighted during the presentation:
1.
Project Description & Resources: http://urbandesign4health.com/projects/healthimpact-and-forecasting-assessment
2.
Complete Healthy Communities Atlas:
http://www.sandag.org/uploads/projectid/projectid_381_14233.pdf
3.
Interactive Online Healthy Community Maps:
http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?classid=12&projectid=482&fuseaction=projects.det
ail
Open Mic Discussion
-The Complete Streets Working Group will have Emiko Atherton from National Complete
Streets Coalition presenting on their next call on Tuesday, April 19th at 12 pm Eastern. He
will talk about what the coalition does and also provide input on the Working Group topic
areas. If you are interested in learning more about the coalition, feel free to join the call. If
you are signed up for or already part of this Working Group and have not yet completed the
survey, please do so.
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 4/28,1-2pm Eastern.