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An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project

An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project. Funding provided by . Presenters. Tami Larson I-WALK Program Manager IA Department of Public Health tlarson@idph.state.ia.us 515-864-6222. Chris Seeger Associate Professor & Extension Specialist in Landscape Architecture

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An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project

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  1. An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project Funding provided by

  2. Presenters Tami Larson I-WALK Program Manager IA Department of Public Health tlarson@idph.state.ia.us 515-864-6222 Chris Seeger Associate Professor & Extension Specialist in Landscape Architecture Iowa State University Extension cjseeger@iastate.edu 515-509-0651

  3. I-WALK Partnership & Purpose Assist communities in the development,implementation, and evaluation of local Safe Routes to School programs

  4. I-WALK Goal To develop a sustainable model for community coalitions to continuously update, implement, and evaluate the local Safe Routes to School (SRTS) plan.

  5. I-WALK Components • Community coalition • Evaluation • Teacher Tally • Parent/Child Online Survey • GPS Walkability Assessment • Monthly reporting • GPS & Program Training, TA • Presentation of data results to community

  6. 1. Community Coalition • Local public health • School representatives: teachers, principals, parent, student • Citizens: grandparents, community organizations and clubs • Parks and recreation department • Public safety, school resource officer, law enforcement • City planners • DNR

  7. 2a. Evaluation: Teacher Tally • Determines how students get to and from school • Conducted Fall 2010 • Again in Spring 2011

  8. Teacher Tally Results

  9. 2b. Evaluation: Parent & Student online Survey • Identifies current routes students take to/from school • Identifies barriers to walking or biking to school • Results back to coalitions

  10. Poll Question

  11. 2c. Evaluation: GPS Walkability Assessment • Coalition and community members walk routes identified by the parent & student survey • GPS is used to collect data and sent back to ISU Extension for analysis

  12. 2d. Evaluation: Monthly Reports Provides IDPH with… • Project progress in each community • Input and guidance for program improvement

  13. I-WALK 2010-2011 Schools & Enrollment, N=1924 Over 1900 students 2 communities in each of the 6 LPH Regions 12 schools

  14. 3. GPS & Program Training, TA • 1 Day training and mapping of routes • Overview of GPS use and data collection • Occur between April & May 2011 • Technical assistance provided by IDPH & ISUE

  15. Poll Question

  16. 4. Presentation to community • Aug/Sept 2011 present data results and recommendations to community • Next steps to Safer Routes to School • Invite coalition members, community, and stakeholders

  17. www.I-WALK.org

  18. www.I-WALK.org

  19. Additional Online Resources • Iowans Fit for Life (IDPH) http://www.idph.state.ia.us/iowansfitforlife/ • National Center for Safe Routes to School http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/ • Iowa Department of Transportation http://www.iowadot.gov/saferoutes/

  20. 2010-2011 I-WALK Communities: • Benton Co/Vinton-Shellsburg/Tilford Elementary • Buchanan Co/Independence/West Elementary • Cass Co/Atlantic/Schuler Elementary • Clay Co/Spencer/Johnson Elementary • Dallas Co/Adel-Desoto/De Soto Intermediate • Fayette Co/West Union/West Union Elementary • Fremont Co/Tabor/Fremont-Mills Elementary • Howard Co/Riceville/Riceville Elementary • Lee Co/Fort Madison/Lincoln Elementary * • Polk Co/WDM/Fairmeadows Elementary • Sioux Co/Hull/Hull Christian • Washington Co/Kalona/Kalona Elementary

  21. Poll Question

  22. Questions? Tami Larson I-WALK Program Manager IA Department of Public Health tlarson@idph.state.ia.us 515-864-6222

  23. Thank you!

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