Applying a Health Lens to Decision Making in Non-Health Sectors Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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4 Highlights from the Work of State and Local Governments
4 Highlights from the Work of State and Local Governments
Pages 27-40
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Rochelle Davis, President and CEO of Healthy Schools Campaign, described her work to develop cross-sector partnerships and incorporate health and wellness into education policy and practice. Kathleen Dickhut, Deputy Commissioner at the Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development, discussed the land-use, planning, and economic development aspects of A Recipe for Healthy Places, a plan to address the intersection of food and obesity.
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to consider the environment in all of its operations and policies. It is guided by three primary goals: reduce greenhouse gas emissions; promote healthy transportation modes of walking, biking, and public transit; and support smart growth development.
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HEALTHY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO Freddy Collier described the involvement of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in Place Matters, a national initiative of the Joint Center for Economic and Political Studies Health Policy Institute. One of the challenges of influencing policy makers to approach their work through a health lens is how best to convey the message to local officials, he said.
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Collier presented a framework for health equity that shows how upstream social factors (neighborhood conditions, institutional power, social inequities) and downstream health status factors
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The team reached out to elected officials to help them understand fundamentally what is meant by population health, and the role of social determinants of health. Economic, environmental, and social conditions that influence health include, for example, poor ventilation, mold, rodents, abandoned property, crowding, hunger, dangerous streets, transportation hazards, worsening traffic conditions, poor quality food, no place to play, declining moderate-wage jobs, and limited access to jobs, health care, and a lack of social networks.
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, citing figure adapted by the Alameda County Public Health Department from the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative, Summer 2008. http://www.acphd.org/social-and-health-equity.aspx (accessed November 26, 2013)
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have met the challenge, resulting in more than 90,000 students attending schools in which the environment was significantly more supportive of healthy eating and physical activity. Davis added that these changes at the school level have been followed by changes in district policy (e.g., higher nutrition standards that often exceed the HealthierUS School Challenge standards; an extensive local and sustainable procurement program; breakfast in the classroom; reinstatement of recess)
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Healthy Schools Campaign is working to integrate health and wellness into school progress reports at both the district and state levels. In Chicago, for example, school progress reports include whether or not the school has a Healthy Schools Certification from USDA.
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Healthy Schools Campaign has also launched a program called Space to Grow, to redesign schoolyards to provide places of active play and outdoor education, and is partnering with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and the Chicago Department of Water Management to build these playgrounds to be green infrastructures that will also help to address storm water management issues. Davis also noted that they are encouraging the U.S.
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Dickhut described two agricultural sites that have been developed in partnership with the nonprofit organization Growing Home. Expand Healthy Food Enterprises The third planning strategy is to support the expansion of businesses involved in the production, processing, and distribution of healthy food, and expand the number and variety of healthy food retail options.
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But he said that the state feels that offering safe transportation options is essential, and people have repeatedly demonstrated that they want to have these choices. Davis pointed out that there is an enormous amount of activity happening in schools across the country to promote healthy eating and physical activity, and very strong reinforcement of this message from the White House.
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Codd reiterated that the Leading by Example Program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts promotes environmentally sustainable and healthy purchasing decisions and travel decisions by state employees. Individual panelists also discussed the role of the business community in building healthier communities, and the potential for partnerships.
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associated with applying a health lens to policy making in other sectors and in the implementation of HIAs. Dickhut noted the need for a team approach, because this is not work that one profession or one individual does.
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