Communities Putting Prevention to Work
HKCC Built Environment and Active Living
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Built Environment supports active living through establishing accessible human-made surroundings such as parks, green spaces, playgrounds, transportation systems and walkable communities.
Location: King County, Washington
Members: 22
Latest Activity: Jun 11
CHECK THIS OUT! It may be a good video to show at Pubic/Committee/Commission/Council meetings!
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Comment by Kadie Bell on September 12, 2011 at 8:58am -
Who
Baby Boomers (age 45-65) and other adults who plan to age
What
Create a vision for your community that will support
YOU as you age; brainstorm concrete projects that will get us there; take steps to make your vision a reality right here in South King County
When
Attend one of these Gatherings:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Auburn Senior Center, 808 9
th Street Southwest, Auburn, WA 98002
Thursday, October 20, 2011 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Renton Technical College, 3000 NE Fourth Street, Renton, WA 98056
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S. 216
th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198
Food
Food and beverages will be provided
RSVP
This is a free event
For more information, visit www.seniorservices.org, click on Aging Your Way.
and reservations are required. Please register online at: http://www.seniorservices.org/getting_assistance/all_programs/aging... /aging_your_way_reservations.aspx.
It is important to think and plan ahead for your future, especially if you care about staying in your own community as you age and want to feel confident that your physical, mental, and social needs will be met.
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Comment by Kirste Johnson on August 31, 2011 at 3:20pm -
Webinar Invite: The Benefits of Active Design for Business & Real Estate Development
Tuesday, September 27th | 2:00-3:30pm EST | FREE
Register for the webinarWebinar featuring: Hugh Morris, National Association of Realtors | Kevin Green, Midtown Alliance | Lee Sobel, EPA Office of Sustainable Communities | Joanna Frank, NYC Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) Program
Creating healthier, more active communities, streets, and buildings doesn’t just help address the growing obesity epidemic and the related surge in chronic diseases facing the U.S. and countries across the globe. In an increasingly mobile world, healthier community design is essential to attracting people and businesses, growing economic development, and creating jobs. More than ever, people are putting a premium on places that offer transportation choices, recreation opportunities, and healthy, fresh food options—and the business and real estate community can help meet this growing demand. This webinar will explore the business case for active, healthy communities, as well as the role that companies in Atlanta, New York City, and other communities across the country are playing in these issues.
Webinar sponsored by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and AIANY
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Comment by Nicole Sanders on August 31, 2011 at 10:04am -
Wow -- that Food Insecurity report is troubling. My first thought goes to my grandmother... It is not a good day when elders are going hungry.
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Comment by Brice Maryman on August 31, 2011 at 9:46am -
Food Insecurity Among Older Adults Report by AARP
http://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/info-2011/Foundation_2011_Hunge...
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Comment by Kadie Bell on August 30, 2011 at 10:04am
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Check out who received $1,000 grants from National Safe Routes to Schools to get some ideas about what you could apply for in the next round of funding.
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Comment by Kadie Bell on August 26, 2011 at 1:54pm
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Obesity - thelancet.com
Published August 26, 2011
This four-part Series critically examines what we know about the global obesity pandemic: its drivers, its economic and health burden, the physiology behind weight control and maintenance, and what science tells us about the kind of actions that are needed to change our obesogenic environment and reverse the current tsunami of risk factors for chronic diseases in future generations.
The first paper looks at the global drivers of the epidemic; the second paper analyses obesity trends in the USA and UK, and their impact on prevalence of diseases and healthcare spending. The third paper introduces a new web-based bodyweight simulation model, that incorporates metabolic adaptations that occur with decreasing bodyweight; and the final paper assesses the interventions needed to halt and reverse the epidemic. Its authors conclude that the changes needed are likely to require many sustained interventions at several levels, but that national governments should take the lead.
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Comment by Kadie Bell on August 18, 2011 at 9:07am
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Most Dangerous Metro Areas
- Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Download the National Report PDF
Download and read the full national report, which explores the numbers, the causes and the solutions for solving this epidemic of preventable deaths.
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Comment by Kadie Bell on August 12, 2011 at 10:31am
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SAVE THE DATE:
Assessing Complete Streets Policies
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM EDT
Presenters:
· Stefanie Seskin, State and Local Policy Manager, National Complete Streets Coalition
Description:
Stefanie Seskin serves as the State and Local Policy Manager for the National Complete Streets Coalition. In this webinar she will discuss methods and results of a standard analysis of the content of the more than 200 written policies adopted before January 1, 2011 that reflect the rapid growth of Complete Streets policy adoption in the U.S. She will also highlight those policies that come closest to achieving the ‘ideal’ of our ten policy elements.
Registration
To register for this event please click the link below. You will NOT be able to access the webinar if you do not register. Once you register you will receive the call-in/login information for the webinar.
If the link above does not work, please copy and paste the following into your browser: https://www149.livemeeting.com/lrs/vcmeeting_ccc/Registration.aspx?...
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Comment by Kadie Bell on August 12, 2011 at 8:46am
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PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS GREAT RESOURCE on Transportation and Health - slides, talking points, etc!
http://www.apha.org/advocacy/priorities/issues/transportation/Toolk...
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Comment by Bicycle Alliance of Washington on August 9, 2011 at 11:13am -
Interesting article out of San Francisco – a study and bio from a doctor who found that pedestrian injuries resulted in $74 million in medical costs over a five-year period, of which about $56 million was paid by public funding. People getting hit by cars make up 22 percent of all trauma cases in San Francisco.
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/08/08/surgeons-exhaustive-research-h...
http://sf.streetsblog.org/2011/04/12/citys-pedestrian-crash-toll-dw...
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