Speed Share: Health and Diversity

Presentations Include:

Stilts, Samosas, and Streets: Ingredients for Resilient Communities - Claudia Zarazua
To build closer neighborhoods, planners need to encourage fun! This lighting session will share lessons from a community in Massachusetts and their efforts to get residents to party, share food, and get to know their neighbors at block parties.

Deconstructing health-focused decision-making of food retail applications - Michael Chang
Where we live in proximity to fast food play a role in driving obesity. Drawing on novel methods from National Institute for Health and Care Research to understand the step-by-step process of public authorities making health-led decisions on food retail applications.

Little City Walks: Engaging Youth in Your Community - Meagan Booth
Little City Walks is a program that educates children about urban planning and ecology through creative exploration of their environment. Walks bring together children, parents, educators, planners, and community advocates. This session will go over hosting lessons learned and benefits.

Mature Mapping - Learning GIS when over 50 - Elizabeth Ernish
Using GIS is as essential to urban planners as Microsoft Office. Yet, there is a significant GIS skills gap between senior managers and early career staff. A former technophobe will share how she went from GIS zero to GIS hero.

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