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On the Road to Health

On the Road to Health. A policy action plan to increase opportunities for physical activity. Melissa Buenger November 29 , 2012. The Bad News in 3 Numbers. 30 minutes recommended daily physical activity for adults % of adults meet daily physical activity recommendations

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On the Road to Health

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  1. On the Road to Health A policy action plan to increase opportunities for physical activity Melissa Buenger November29, 2012

  2. The Bad News in 3 Numbers 30 minutes recommended daily physical activity for adults % of adults meet daily physical activity recommendations 365,000 deaths every year caused by lack of physical activity and poor nutrition

  3. This is an epidemic of INACTIVITY

  4. Why?

  5. Effect of Short Bouts, Home Treadmills ?

  6. Effect of Short Bouts, Home Treadmills

  7. What Can We Do About It? • Incorporate support for ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION in the FEDERAL HIGHWAY BILL • The MOVING AHEAD FOR PROGRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY ACT or MAP – 21 reduces the total funding for “transportation alternatives” and leaves out important ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION language from the Senate version • Strong COMPLETE STREETS language would create a federal requirement to accommodate ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION in federal highway aid projects • COMPLETE THE MAP-21!

  8. What are Complete Streets? • Accommodates all users safely including • Pedestrians • Bicyclists • Motorists • Transit riders • Children • Seniors • Disabled persons • Elements include sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, bus lanes, curb extensions and more. • Over 200 local policies!

  9. What are the Benefits of Complete Streets? • Gets people physically active and healthy • Provides people with accessible, low cost transportation options • Reduces the risk of injury to bicyclists and pedestrians • Protects vulnerable road users • Improved air quality • Good for communities

  10. Policy Language Each State and metropolitan planning organization shall have in effect— a law or explicit statement of policy requiring that all transportation projects in the state or under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan planning organization using federal highway aid funds shall accommodate the safety and convenience of all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, children, seniors, individuals with disabilities, motorists and freight vehicle operators, in accordance with complete streets principles.

  11. Policy Paramours • Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), HELP Committee Chairman, sponsor of S. 1056 • Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), co-sponsor of S.1056, assisted drafting MAP-21, HELP Committee, Environment Committee • Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Assistant Majority Leader, Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee • Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), “National Bicycle Leadership Award” • Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Golden Gear Award, HELP Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Chairwoman

  12. Policy Paramours • Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader, committed to non-motorized transportation • Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), sits on Subcommittee for Environment and the Economy, sponsor of H.R.1780 • Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Founder and Co-Chair of the Bike Caucus, Chairman of the Livable Communities Task Force, Trails Caucus, Passenger Rail Caucus, co-sponsor of H.R. 1780 • Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), Co-Chair Heart and Stroke Coalition, Bike Caucus,, Diabetes Caucus, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, Subcommittee on Health, nurse, and co-sponsor of H.R. 1780 • James Langevin, (D-RI), Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, co-sponsor of H.R. 1780 • Rep. Frank LoBiondo, (R-NJ), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, cosponsor H.R. 1780 • Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), “National Bicycle Leadership Award”, Transportation Infrastructure Committee

  13. Stakeholders • Department of Transportation • Federal Highway Administration • Federal Transit Administration • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Administration on Aging • Office of Community Planning and Development • Office of the Surgeon General • Environmental Protection Agency • President’s Council on Physical Activity and Sports • National Conference of State Legislatures • United States Conference of Mayors • National League of Cities • Illinois Department of Transportation • Chicago Department of Transportation • Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning • Chicago and Cook County Departments of Public Health • Cook County Department of Highways • Municipal Departments of Public Works • Councils of Government – NWMC, SSMMA • Urban planners

  14. Stakeholders • National Complete Streets Coalition • Smart Growth America • Transportation for America • League of American Bicyclists • American Planning Association • American Public Health Association • Center for Transportation Excellence • AARP • Car companies • National Association of Realtors • League of Illinois Bicyclists • Active Transportation Alliance • Center for Neighborhood Technology • Metropolitan Planning Council • CLOCC • Engineering firms, i.e. Robinson Engineering • Local bike share organizations • Chambers of Commerce

  15. Let’s Get On the Road to Health!

  16. References Slide 1: Image from http://teamaltman.com/2012/04/recovery-reality-and-the-economic-road-ahead/ Slide 2: Mark Fenton, Health Communities by Design: Can You Be the Change?, from http://healthynation.cherokee.org/Portals/53/CherokeeNation%20Leadership%20Fention%2010%2009%2028.pdf A Report of the Surgeon General: Physical Activity and Health, from http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/summ.htm CDC FastStats, Exercise or Physical Activity, from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/exercise.htm Slide 4: Images from http://greiderclan.wordpress.com/stories/my-fathers-model-t/, http://t4america.org/blog/2009/12/11/pew-self-sustaining-highways-are-increasingly-subsidized/, http://greenjersey.org/2008/02/10/greening-the-suburbs/, Slides 5 & 6: Jay Maddock PhDfrom presentation “What is Global Health? A Chronic Disease Perspective”, Effect of Short Bouts, Home Treadmills (Jakicicet.al., JAMA 282, 16) Slide 8: Images from http://www.planning.dot.gov/Peer/Nashville/nashville_2007.asp, http://www.njfuture.org/2011/05/24/dangerous-by-design/, http://www.pps.org/pwpb2012/2012/05/29/pwpb2012-preview-merrily-we-roll-along/, http://michigancompletestreets.wordpress.com/about/ Slide 9: Smart Growth America from http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/complete-streets/changing-policy/policy-elements Image from http://t4america.org/blog/2009/03/12/congress-takes-a-step-towards-completing-americas-streets/ Slide 16: Image from Image http://msdcenter.blogspot.com/2011/02/complete-streets-safe-streets.html

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