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The Road to Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Through Transportation
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ABOUT THE CONVENING
CPEHN presents our spring convening series, The Road to Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Through Transportation. This workshop will focus on the impact of transportation on our health, and advocacy efforts underway in
Participants will:
- Gain an understanding of the impact of transportation on health
- Engage with community members working on safe routes to school, access to public transportation, and other important issues
- Strategize on local, statewide, and federal advocacy efforts to influence transportation planning policies.
CONVENING MATERIALS
In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, CPEHN will not be providing any handouts at the event, including PowerPoint presentations. Handouts will be available on this page a few days before the convening. A participant list will be emailed after the event.
Fresno Materials:
- Fresno Speaker Biographies
- Goods Movement 101, Catherine Garoupa-White, Central Valley Air Quality (CVAQ) Coalition
- Healthy South Merced Project Transportation Overview and Highlights, Minerva Perez, Golden Valley Health Centers
- Healthy Transportation, Healthy Communities, Stuart Cohen, TransForm
- Unmet Transit Needs & Safe Routes to School, Walter Ramirez, California Legal Assistance Foundation
Los Angeles Materials:
- Los Angeles Speaker Biographies
- Clean Air Clean Lungs Clean Buses, Sunyoung Yang, Bus Riders Union
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Healthy Transportation, Healthy Communities, Stuart Cohen, TransForm
- MoveLA, Gloria Ohland, MoveLA
- Promoting Health & Environmental Justice Through Transportation Policy, Jocelyn Vivar Ramirez, MPH, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
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The Social Justice Connection to Bikes, Allison Mannos, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
San Diego Materials:
- San Diego Speaker Biographies
- Healthy Transportation, Healthy Communities, Stuart Cohen, TransForm
- Improving Community Well-Being Through Transportation, Joy Williams, Environmental Health Coalition
- Transportation and Health: Advocacy for San Diego, Elyse Lowe, Move San Diego
- Walking and Health, Kathleen Ferrier, WalkSanDiego
Oakland Materials:
- Oakland Speaker Biographies
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6 Big Wins for Social Equity in SCS, Public Advocates
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Freight Transportation and Community Health, Catalina Garzón, Pacific Institute
- Healthy Transportation, Healthy Communities, Jeff Hobson, TransForm
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Regional Planning in the Bay Area: What's at Stake for Social Equity, Public Advocates
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Transportation Justice, Civil Rights, and Health, Lindsay Imai, Urban Habitat
General Resources:
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Active Transportation: Making the Link from Transportation to Physical Activity and Obesity, Active Living Research
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Healthy Communities Policy Factsheet, Transportation For America
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Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy, PolicyLink and Prevention Institute
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Moving in a New Direction, Transportation for America
- Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living Environments, Prevention Institute
- Regional Transportation Plan Sign-on Letter, CPEHN
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Residents Live in Communities with Health-Promoting Land Use, Transportation, and Community Development, The California Endowment
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SB 375 Fact Sheet, TransForm
- Transportation, Public Health and Safety, Transportation For America
REGISTRATION FEES
Cost: $25 for the General Public/$10 for CPEHN Network Members.
If you have already joined CPEHN's Network, REGISTER at a REDUCED RATE of $10.
Scholarships for the registration fee are available. Please fill out the Fee Waiver Form and fax it to (510) 832-1175, and we will get back to you in 2-3 business days.
LOCAL CO-HOSTS
A special thanks to our local co-hosts:
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Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
- The Bus Riders Union
- California Black Health Network
- California Rural Indian Health Board
- California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation
- Central California Regional Obesity Prevention Program
- Central Valley Air Quality Coalition
- Chula Vista Community Collaborative
- East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
- Environmental Health Coalition
- Foundation for Change
- Fresno Metro Ministry
- Green LA Coalition
- Justice Overcoming Boundaries
- Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
- Latino Health Access
- Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
- Move San Diego
- San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative
- TransForm
- Transportation 4 America
- Urban Habitat
- Walk San Diego
EVENT SPONSORS
A special thanks to our funders, who help make our events possible:
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American Cancer Society, California Division
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AstraZeneca
- California HealthCare Foundation
- The California Endowment
- The California Wellness Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- The San Francisco Foundation
OTHER NEEDS
Please contact Ruben Cantu if you have any specific needs, such as food, interpreter services, and/or accessibility at (510) 832-1160 x301 or rcantu@cpehn.org.
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WHERE and WHEN
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April 21, 2011 - Fresno, UC Center, 550 East Shaw Avenue, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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April 27, 2011 - Los Angeles, The
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May 4, 2011 - San Diego, Sherman Heights Community Center, 2258 Island Avenue, 10:00 to 2:00 pm
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May 5, 2011 - Oakland, The California Endowment, 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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