Introduction for New Communities

Monday, August 13 2007
The Carlson School of Management, Carlson Private Dining Room
University of Minnesota West Bank Campus
321 Nineteenth Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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About the Event
Agenda
Audience
Directions
Registration

About the Event
This event will provide an introduction for recently funded communities to the Design for Health project. We will provide an overview of the technical assistance resources, including: key questions / research summaries, health impact assessment tools, information sheets, and comprehensive plan case studies.

Agenda

8:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
8:45

Welcome & Overview of Project
Ann Forsyth
Professor, City & Regional Planning
Cornell University

9:15

Overview of Design for Health Tools and Resources
Carissa Schively
Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

9:45

Overview of HIA series
Kevin Krizek
Associate Professor, Planning, Design & Civil Engineering
University of Colorado

10:05

Technical Assistance Overview
Amanda Johnson
Research Fellow, University of Minnesota/University of Pennsylvania

10:15 Question and Answer Session

Audience

This event is solely 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.

Directions

The event will be held in the Carlson School of Management, in the Carlson private dining room located in the lower level. The Carlson School of Management is located on the University of Minnesota's West Bank Campus, at 321 Nineteenth Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455 .

The nearest parking is the 19th Avenue parking ramp. 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

Fax the completed registration form to Aly Pennucci at 612-625-3513 by Monday, August 6, 2007. Please note, this event is limited to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota community funding recipients.

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Design for Health is a collaboration between the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and the University of Colorado.
Email: info@designforhealth.net