Small rural vibrant 101016

Small, Rural, and Vibrant

E4 // Friday October 21 // 9am

Creating Healthy Communities in New England and Beyond

Credit: Deroches Photography

Today’s Presenters

Shawna Kitzman, AICPFitzgerald & Halliday, Inc.Hartford, CT

Carol Gould, AICPFitzgerald & Halliday, Inc.Hartford, CT

Liza MakuchEastern Highlands Health DistrictPlan4Health Program CoordinatorUConn PhD Candidate

Linda Painter, AICPTown of Mansfield, CT Director of Planning & DevelopmentEastern Health Highlands District CHART Member

Relationship Between Planning

& Public Health

Credit: John Murphy III

• Focus Areas:• Increased opportunities for physical activity• Access to nutritious food

• 38 coalitions received funding over a 2-year period

• Information on projects and related resources available at www.plan4health.us

Credit: FHI

Eastern Highlands Initiative• Community Health Action

Response Team (CHART) coalition established in 2008

• Mission: Identify and implement policy, systems and environmental changes

Open Sewer-Wilton Street, Silvertown UK (www.portcities.org.uk)

Relationship between Planning and Public Health

Ensley, Alabama circa 1906Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co. furnaceswww.shorpy.com

Relationship between Planning and Public Health

Euclid v. Ambler Realty Historical Markerwww.hgrinc.com

Relationship between Planning and Public Health

Margaret Bourke-White, Aerial view of suburban housing development outside of Philadelphia, October 1957, photograph, Time Inc.

Relationship between Planning and Public Health

www.bettercities.net

Relationship between Planning and Public Health

Small and Rural Communities

Community Audit

Credit: John Murphy III

Components of Community Wellness

Access to physical activity

Credit: Shawna Kitzman

Access to healthyfoods

Credit: Heather Brandon

Opportunities to have fun*

*unofficial goal Credit: Zipporah Lomax

Small Town Barriers• Car generally easiest mode of travel – limits physical activity and increases

isolation• Walking and bicycling often occur in road shoulders• Safety becomes a concern• Lack of food stores with healthy options, limiting choices for resident

The Quick Audit: The Final Piece to the Puzzle• Developed to aid in the

implementation of the workshops• Uploaded onto the website to be used

as part of the toolkit process1. Complete Quick Audit2. Use grade to identify most

significant areas of need3. Go to corresponding toolkit

section to find ideas, tips, resources

Credit: Liza Makuch

Activity• Complete the Audit! (no more than 10 minutes)• Small group share

Credit (l to r): FHI, EHHD, Steven Sokoloski

Scoring the Quick Audit• Each answer has an associated point value• Tally up your points in each category• Tally up your points in the two sections• Add up total points for the entire Audit• Now it’s time to do math!

Credit: Patrick Dugan

Interpreting Your Score• Determine in which areas you need improvement• Determine on which areas your community can and should focus

• The ART of setting goals:• Attainable• Realistic• Timely

Online Toolkit

Credit: EHHD

How the Toolkit Came to Be• Web-based toolkit decided upon at project

start• Not a printed doc! • 18 month timeline

• Nimble, easy to update over time• Responsive to commissions that change• Mindful of small town resources

• Support EHHD region towns small, rural communities anywhere

Credit: Riverfront Recapture

Toolkit Goals• Ease of navigation and use

• Curated rural resources• Local photography• Clean design

• Straightforward language• Limited jargon • Definitions provided• Glossary of terms

• Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper (LQC) strategies

Credit: Adam Fagen

Building the Toolkit • Dynamic ‘living’ resource built in Squarespace

• EHHD can update/add links

• Search function• Companion Quick Guide

www.healthyeasternct.com

Resources: Physical Activity• Tools to Assess Need• Walkability• Bikeability• Connectivity• Placemaking• Wayfinding• Playability

Resources: Healthy Foods• Agriculture Large & Small• Food Markets• Access to Food Options

Credit: Heather Brandon

Sources• In order of preference - sources from

• Small town/rural Connecticut• Small town/rural New England• Small town/rural places throughout U.S.

• National programs

Credit: EHHD

Relationship Between Audit & Toolkit• Resources for small towns• Funding mechanisms• Partnership opportunities• Local resources & contacts

• HUD• EPA• USDA• State Departments

Questions?

Credit: Howard Latimer

Thank you!

Credit: John Murphy III

Panel Contact

Shawna Kitzman, AICPskitzman@fhiplan.com

Carol Gould, AICPcgould@fhiplan.com

Liza Makuchmakuchab@ehhd.org

Linda Painter, AICPPainterLM@mansfieldct.org