Bridging to Public Health

Evaluating and quantifying the health impacts of alternative approaches to building communities is increasingly important for both public health and planning professionals. Evidence continues to grow that supports the link between public health and the built environment. This article describes the development of a scenario-building tool to evaluate health impacts. In addition to exploring the process of tool building, the authors test the tool via a case study. They compare current conditions to an adopted plan build-out for the Palomar Gateway District in Chula Vista, California. The scenario-planning tool serves to determine health impacts and inform changes to planned actions that would proactively promote positive health outcomes.

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• Authors:
  • Frank, Lawrence
  • Ulmer, Jared
• Publication Date: 2014-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 12-16
• Serial:
  • Planning
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Planning Association
  • ISSN: 0001-2610
  • Serial URL: http://www.planning.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Land use planning; Public health; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Scenario building
• Geographic Terms: Chula Vista (California)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01551861
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 2015 11:24AM