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Application of COGIS In Chattanooga, Tennessee

Application of COGIS In Chattanooga, Tennessee. John Bilderback, M.S., ACSM HFS Step ONE Program Manager Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department. Benefits Of Using Maps. Visualize complex statistics in an easy to understand format COGIS allows quick analysis of data

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Application of COGIS In Chattanooga, Tennessee

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  1. Application of COGIS In Chattanooga, Tennessee John Bilderback, M.S., ACSM HFS Step ONE Program Manager Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department

  2. Benefits Of Using Maps • Visualize complex statistics in an easy to understand format • COGIS allows quick analysis of data • Maps allow Laypersons to “see” the complex relationships between physical environment and health outcomes

  3. Benefits Of Using Maps • Maps, in some cases, make complex decisions regarding policies much more clear • Maps can show progress over time and over a geographic area • Maps very clearly so inequities in populations • If used in health planning, mapping can minimize cost by targeting specific demographics or geographic locations (ex. Hot Spots)

  4. COGIS for Educating Communities, Policy makers, and organizations

  5. Neighborhood Park Space • Having more parks and more park area (e.g., acreage) within a community is associated with higher physical activity levels. • Adopted Park/Open Space Acreage Standards per 1,000 People • National Recreation and Park Association 10 acres/1,000 people • Santa Rosa 6 acres/1,000 people • El Cerrito 5 acres/1,000 people • Hayward 5 acres/1,000 people • San Leandro 4.86/1,000 people

  6. Neighborhood Park Space • This is how Chattanooga Compares • Alton Park and Piney Woods’ 6 parks account for about 2.5 acres per 1,000 residents • The 5 parks in East Chattanooga account for 2 acres per 1,000 residents • The average amount of park acreage for neighborhoods within the City of Chattanooga is 4.6 per 1,000 residents (this excludes regional parks like the Riverwalk)

  7. M1 Zoning (Manufacturing) R1 Zoning (Residential) Green Space (parks)

  8. COGIS used in Advocacy

  9. One Mile Radius of 45th Street Park and Population Surrounding it

  10. Population Breakdown Within the One Mile Radius of the 45th Street Park

  11. Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Applied for and Received a $310,000.00 Community Development Block Grant.

  12. COGIS used in Food Access Advocacy

  13. Access To Healthy Food • Locally, COGIS is being used to better understand healthy food access • Identifying food deserts • Showing inequitable distribution of grocery stores • Identifying locations for mobile market stops • Uploading survey data to see visual impact on community

  14. Access To Healthy Food • Step ONE has mapped all grocery stores and corner stores in Hamilton County accepting SNAP as well as all major fast food chains • Step ONE built a shape file of the Chattanooga food desert (using the USDA definition and 2010 Census data from COGIS) • By layering ACS 06-10, 5 year est. data of venerable populations it is easier to see why healthy choices are more difficult to make.

  15. USDA Defined Food Deserts Using 2000 Census Data from COGIS

  16. Food Lion Closed All but One Store in November of 2011…

  17. USDA Defined Food Desert After Food Lion Closed Stores

  18. Current Grocery Store Locations Over ACS Pop Below Poverty

  19. Now With Fast Food Locations

  20. Finally With All Corner Stores Accepting SNAP

  21. Current Food Desert With all Food Sources.

  22. Data From COGIS • With in the Chattanooga Food Desert there are: • 61,924 total population (2010 Census) • 14, 546 children 0-17 (ACS) • 18,019 people living below the poverty level (ACS) • 6,728 children 0-17 living below the poverty level (ACS) • 22 public schools • 9,538 students (7,132 of which qualify for free or reduced lunches) • The average black student percentage is 78.58% (Percent Population, Age 0 - 17, Below Poverty Level, 2006-10 ACS 5-yr Est.)

  23. Data From COGIS • With in the Chattanooga Food Desert there are: • 2 grocery stores • 1 produce stand • 64 corner stores and gas stations • 23 fast food chain restaurants (USDA, SNAP Retailers 2012)

  24. As a Result of COGIS and Advocacy • Three Year Collaboration between Step ONE, Gaining Ground, YMCA of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank to develop, operate, market, and evaluate The Chattanooga Mobile Market. • Over $300,000.00 has be committed and awarded since January of 2012. • We are fully funded for three years as of May 1, 2012.

  25. COGIS used in planning Our

  26. South Chattanooga Leadership Advisory Committee’s plan to connect the community.

  27. Up coming Ways We Plan To Use COGIS • Load data from the Chattanooga Bike Share • Each bicycle records GPS information on routes taken, distance traveled, user, and more. • There are over 300 Bicycles and 30 stations • Collect data on the Chattanooga Mobile Market • Sales, items purchased, and location • Measure potential impact of actions by our HKHC team on their communities.

  28. Thank You John Bilderback Jbilderback@hamiltontn.gov Phone: 423-209-8090 Wk Cell: 423-339-7040

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