Presentations
Keynote Presentations
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Welcome and Opening Session
Tyler Norris, Community Initiatives, Inc
Communicating, Convening, Coordinating, Connecting, Counting and Celebrating!
Robin Mockenhaupt, PhD
Community-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Children: It Takes a Village
Melicia Whitt-Glover, PhD
Show Me the Money: Trends and Issues in Active Living Funding
Kate Kraft, PhD, Senior Program Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Share Fair Presentations
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Share Fairs provided a much anticipated opportunity to share and learn about specific active living initiatives, challenges and successes in ALbD communities. Community partnerships highlighted a particular activity, event, tool or program that they have developed as part of their Active Living by Design initiative. Each 40-minute session included brief presentations by two partnerships followed by an open discussion.
Use of Surveys and Focus Groups to Inform Promotions
Natalie Colabianchi, Broadway: A Community on the Move Partnership (OH)
Conducting a Randomized Social Marketing Survey in Schools
Stacia Reilly, Communications Director, Bike, Walk and Wheel: A Way of Life in Columbia Partnership (MO); Health Educator, Columbia/Boone County Health Department
Engaging Citizens in Map-making; Using Maps as Tools for Improving Street Design in Neighborhoods
David Levinger, Project Director, Active Seattle Partnership (WA)
Creating Maps for Promotion; Working with Map Producers to Add Active Living Features
Jennifer Hill, Project Director, Somerville Smart Moves Partnership (MA); Executive Director, Groundwork Somerville
Organizing a Physical Activity Prescription Program
Charles Brackett, MD, Upper Valley Trails for Life Partnership (NH/VT)
Using Grand Rounds to Educate Physicians about Active Living
Roger Landry, MD, Wyoming Valley Wellness Trails Partnership (PA)
Working with Planners and Developers to Integrate Active Living into New Projects
Pam Terry, Project Analyst, Partnership for Active Communities (CA), WALKSacramento
Assessing Institutional Infrastructure, Policies and Obstacles
Mike Ball, Project Director, Healthy Communities Initiative Partnership (NY)
Involving Small Businesses and Worksites in Creating Active Neighborhoods
Helen Thompson, Project Director, Active Living Partnership of Greater Stapleton (CO); Research Liaison, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Organizing a Bicycle Recycling Program
Gary Gill, Project Coordinator, Active Living Program (HI)
Raising Funds and Creating Interest in Local Projects through Bike Events
Bill Carlson, Project Director, Isanti County Active Living Partnership (MN)
Developing a Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan that Integrates Active Living Features
Jennifer Toole, Lowcountry Community Connections Partnership (SC)
Creating a Trail Master Plan in a Rural Tribal Community
Dave Farley, Project Coordinator, Waksik Wago - Winnebago Active Living Partnership (NE); Ho Chunk Community Development Corporation
Conducting Focus Groups to Identify Barriers for Program Planning
Nina Walfoort, Project Director, Active Louisville Partnership (KY)
Conducting Focus Groups to Identify Barriers for Program Planning
Jeannie Kim-Han, Project Consultant, Active Living in Santa Ana Partnership (CA)
Involving Youth as Advocates for Active Living
Kristin Hendricks, Project Coordinator, Project U-Turn Partnership (MI)
Building Active Living Relationships with Schools
Ian Thomas, Project Director, Bike, Walk and Wheel: A Way of Life in Columbia
Getting a Trail Built and Funded
Steve Winslow, Somerville Smart Moves Partnership (MA)
Developing and Administering Assessment Tools for Neighborhood Redesign
Toks Omishakin, Project Director, Music City Moves Partnership (TN)
Engaging Citizens to Collect Suitability Data for Walking and Bicycling
Dean Grandin, Project Director, Orlando Active Living Partnership (FL)
Empowering Community Residents to Take Control
Majora Carter, Project Director, South Bronx Active Living Partnership (NY)
Developing Relationships with a State Department of Transportation
Haila Maze, Project Director, Lowcountry Community Connections Partnership (SC)
Working with a Public Works Department to Catalyze Physical Improvements
Mike Ball, Project Director, Healthy Communities Initiative Partnership (NY)
Roundtable Discussions
Eight, 90-minute roundtable discussions gave participants an opportunity for in-depth discussions addressing concerns and interests related to several priority subjects. Knowledgeable resource people briefly framed each discussion, filled gaps in basic knowledge where needed and provided advice on request.
Building Enthusiasm in a Partnership
Ursula Lemanski, Community Planner, Rivers and Trails Program, National Park Service
Turning Audits Into Action
Jennifer Toole, Lowcountry Community Connections Partnership (SC)
Addressing Crime as a Barrier to Active Living
Stan Carter, Principal, Carter and Carter Associates
Using Signage and Other Prompts to Promote Active Living
Rory Robinson, National Park Service
Translating Active Living Research Findings Into Practice
Kelly Evenson, PhD Research Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology (Extra Slides here)
Translating Active Living Research Findings Into Practice Part 2
Leslie Linton, Deputy Director, Active Living Research
Understanding How Land Use and Design Processes Impact Active Living
Ben Hitchings, Land Use Program Manager, Triangle J Council of Governments
