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Lompoc Community Assessments “What We Learned”

Lompoc Community Assessments “What We Learned”. Presented by Judy Taggart MS, CHES March 25, 2010. Healthy Lompoc Coalition. Background Originally formed as a Community Health Council in 2004

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Lompoc Community Assessments “What We Learned”

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  1. Lompoc Community Assessments“What We Learned” Presented by Judy Taggart MS, CHES March 25, 2010

  2. Healthy Lompoc Coalition • Background • Originally formed as a Community Health Council in 2004 • Now a permanent community coalition representing many sectors; focused on improving the health of the community

  3. Healthy Lompoc Coalition • Healthy Kids Project • Funded by California Endowment 2006-2009 • Focused on addressing Childhood Obesity • Playable Parks • Worksite Wellness • School Wellness Policy • SPARK Implementation in LUSD • Community Outreach and Awareness

  4. Healthy Lompoc Coalition • What we learned: • Programs and projects aimed at improving community health would be more successful if our local policies supported them. • Our physical environment and infrastructure must be safe and user friendly. They must also support healthy choices and promote active living.

  5. Healthy Lompoc Coalition • To continue effectively: • Follow the best practices of organizations such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and California Endowment. • We need local data to successfully implement environmental and policy changes.

  6. Healthy Lompoc Coalition • We realized that we need to assess our community and decided to perform the following assessments: • Walkability/Bikeability • Safe Routes to Schools • Community Food Access • Green Space • The Coalition received funding from California Endowment to assist with these assessments

  7. Walkability/Bikeability • Walkability and bikeability refer to how safe, user friendly and accessible walking and biking are in a neighborhood or a community.

  8. Walkability • To walk or not walk – that is the question.

  9. Assessing Walkability/Bikeability • We teamed up with consultants from California Walks and COAST. • Provided them with local data and put them in contact with City Engineer Craig Dierling.

  10. Walkability Members of the Healthy Lompoc Coalition on the September 24, 2009 Walkability Audit

  11. Walkability - Findings Incomplete sidewalks Missing curb ramps

  12. Walkability - Findings Cross Walks Signage

  13. Bikeability Can you get to where you need to go?

  14. Bikeability - Findings • Lack of connectivity of bike lanes makes traveling around town a challenge for cyclists. • Parks • Shopping • Destinations North to South

  15. Bike Lane – an example of a Class II Bikeability - Findings

  16. Bikeability - Findings Bicyclist Behavior

  17. Safe Routes to Schools

  18. Safe Routes to Schools Safe Routes to Schools refer to how safe and accessible the school zones are for children and parents who walk, ride or drive to school.

  19. Assessing Safe Routes to Schools We evaluated four schools and the neighborhoods within half a mile of the schools.

  20. Safe Routes to Schools - Findings City Engineering

  21. Safe Routes to Schools - Findings Pick Up/Drop Off Areas

  22. Safe Routes to Schools - Findings Speed Limits

  23. Safe Routes to Schools - Findings The Parent Impact

  24. Community Food Assessment Fresh is best – if you can find it.

  25. Community Food Assessment • We chose to assess the availability of fresh produce for Lompoc residents. • Our coalition members collected data from 22 food merchants in Lompoc: • Availability and variety offered • Accept WIC and/or SNAP • Location and store hours

  26. Community Food Assessment

  27. Community Food Assessment • Lompoc has a wide variety of merchants selling fresh produce. • Fresh produce is located within half a mile of most homes in Lompoc. • Low income neighborhoods are often closest to these stores – within a quarter mile. • Some bad news…

  28. Fast Food is also located within half a mile of most homes in Lompoc. Community Food Assessment Ocean Ave. H Street

  29. Community Food Assessment • We are not a food desert. • We need to promote the healthy food that we have locally. • We need to educate our consumers about making healthy choices.

  30. Green Space Good for you. Good for Lompoc. Good for the Environment.

  31. Green Space

  32. Green Space • Green Space is considered areas within the city designated for outdoor enjoyment and recreation. • Parks, sports fields, walking trails, hiking areas and other outdoor recreation areas.

  33. Green Space

  34. Green Space • City of Lompoc is 11 square miles with over 500 acres of parks, recreation facilities and open space. • Lompoc is approximately 7% green space. • Accessible green space in Lompoc is closer to 5.7%

  35. Green Space A priority issue in Lompoc is ACCESSIBILITY of green space for pedestrians and cyclists.

  36. Moving Forward Develop a strategic plan to prioritize the environmental and policy issues that we plan to address.

  37. Get Involved • We need ongoing input from community members so we will develop working groups for each of the areas assessed. • Working groups will establish, prioritize and make recommendations for the strategic plan that will improve the physical environment and create healthy policies.

  38. Thank you.

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