Evaluation of the Walkable Neighborhoods for Seniors Project in Sacramento County

The Walkable Neighborhoods for Seniors project was implemented to foster the creation and promotion of safe and accessible neighborhood walking routes for seniors. This article describes a case study of the efforts put forth by a local task force jointly managed by the Sacramento County Department of Health Services and WALK Sacramento. To facilitate environmental and policy changes that would enable and encourage walking by older adults, these local lead agencies implemented several strategies including organizing a community task force with broad professional and civic representation, conducting environmental audits of selected walking routes, creating walking groups, and advocating for environmental and policy change. Evaluation processes yield information on successes, challenges, and lessons learned that could be applied to similar efforts undertaken by community organizations to improve walkability of neighborhoods for older adults.

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• Authors:
  • Hooker, Steve P
  • Cirill, Lisa A
  • Geraghty, Anne
• Publication Date: 2009-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 402-410
• Serial:
  • Health Promotion Practice
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1524-8399
  • EISSN: 1552-6372
  • Serial URL: http://hpp.sagepub.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Mobility; Neighborhoods; Pedestrians; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Sacramento County (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01140021
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2009 7:08AM