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Community Design for Physical Activity Strategy Track: ContinuedTHEME: Creating An Active America, Together

Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PMFloor 8, Peachtree Ballrooms A and C

Learning Objectives:

During this strategy track, attendees will:

  1. Have opportunities to network and engage with other recipients, organizations, and DNPAO Science Partners to support collaboration and learning on Community Design for Physical Activity (CD4PA) strategy implementation.
  2. Have a greater understanding of the connection between land use and transportation.
  3. Identify facilitators and barriers to equitable access to places to be physically active.
  4. Have opportunities to troubleshoot, share resources, and get energized. 
  5. Have a greater understanding of how to report CD4PA evaluation milestones and measures. 
  6. Have a greater understanding of communication activities for CD4PA strategy.

Agenda:

9:00 – 9:05AM. Who’s in the room? And introduction of Charles Brown, Equitable Cities
Speakers:

  • Kate Reddy, MS, Public Health Advisor, Physical Activity and Health Branch, DNPAO, CDC

9:05 – 9:35AM. Community Design: Looking through a Health Equity lens
Speakers:

  • Charles T. Brown, MPH, CPD, Founder & CEO, Equitable Cities

9:35 – 9:55AM. Safe Systems Approach
Speakers:

  • LCDR David Ederer, MPH, PhD, Senior Assistant Engineer, US Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, and Epidemiologist, Physical Activity and Health Branch, DNPAO, CDC

9:55 – 10:15AM. Intro to walkability audit: Quick Build techniques & Walkability Audit instructions
Speakers:

  • Mark Fenton, MS, Adjunct Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

10:15 – 10:25AM. BREAK

10:25 – 11:10AM. Getting outside:  Walkability Audit
Speakers:

  • Group Leads

11:10 – 11:40AM. Debrief from Walk Audit
Large room and roundtable discussion
Table facilitators: Technical assistance providers, Active People partners, and CDC staff
Speakers:

  • Mark Fenton, MS, Adjunct Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

11:40 – 11:55AM. CD4PA Evaluation: Milestones and Measures
Speakers:

  • Joi Hudson, MPH, Behavioral Scientist, Program Development and Evaluation Branch, DNPAO, CDC
  • Leanna Ehrlich, MPH, Health Scientist, Program Development and Evaluation Branch, DNPAO, CDC

11:55AM – 12:00PM. Afternoon Preparation
Speakers:

  • CDC Staff