Accounting for Health in Planning Policy
Workshop and Plan Feedback
This event was held on April 30, 2007.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Coffman Memorial Union, Campus Club Conference Room ABC
University of Minnesota East Bank Campus
300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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About the Event
Agenda
Speakers
Audience
Directions
Registration
Many plans talk about making healthier places but zoning and subdivision ordinances do not always reflect these goals. This event will look at how to incorporate health issues into the more detailed policies and ordinances that cities make.
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Refreshments |
| 8:15 | Welcome Carissa Schively Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning Program Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota University of Minnesota |
| 8:30 | Jonathan Levine |
| 9:00 | James F. Durrett |
| 9:45 | Question and Answer Session |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Feedback Session (limited to Blue Cross and Blue Shield funding recipients) |
| 12:00 | Wrap-Up |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
Keynote Speakers
Jonathan Levine
Associate Professor and Chair, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan
James F. Durrett, III
Executive Director
The Livable Communities Coalition
Additional Participants
Barbara Lukermann
Senior Fellow Emeritus, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
This event is intended for staff of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota community funding recipients. These municipalities received funding to address public health issues in their comprehensive plans and ordinances. However, there is limited space for others interested in attending the morning workshop portion of this event.
The event will be held on the fourth floor Campus Club level of Coffman Memorial Union in Conference Room ABC. Coffman Memorial Union is located on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota at 300 Washington Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN.
The nearest parking is in the East River Parkway Garage, just south of Coffman Memorial Union at 391 East River Parkway. Please view the University parking web site for other parking options. Staff of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota community funding recipients will receive additional information about parking validation. Carpooling is recommended.
Busing and biking are also options. The University of Minnesota campus is served by a number of transit and bicycle routes and all metro area buses offer racks for bike-bus connections. Contact Metro Transit at 612-373-3333 for transit information or view biking information from the University's Parking and Transportation Services Office.
Registration for Accounting for Health in Planning Policy is now closed.
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