Land Use and Health Team Capital Area, Michigan

Robert Glandon, Ph.D. Ingham County Health Dept.

Mark Kieselbach, Director, Community Planning and Development, Meridian Township.

May 12, 2005

Overview

• Regional Growth

• Land Use and Health Team

• Tools

• Outlook

Regional Growth

Health Impacts

Residential Development 1978-1999Prior to 1978

1978 to 1999

•Physical Activity

•Air and water quality

• Noise

•Injury

•Social Capital

•Health Equity

Land Use and Health Resource Team

• local public health departments• Tri-County Regional Planning Commission• MSU Extension• MSU Departments of Community Agriculture,

Recreation and Resource Studies; Urban Planning; Criminal Justice; Land Use Policy; Remote Sensing and GIS; MSU Land Policy Program

• planners, architects, land developer• Others

Land Useand

Health Team

RegionalGrowthProject

Health DepartmentBoard of Health

Regional PlanningCommission

advises

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Elected Officials

Advises

Planners, Public Health

Developers

Team Network

Health Impact Assessment

Traditional

-water quality

-wastewater

-air quality

-hazardous waste

HIA additions

-physical activity

-injury prevention

-noise

-social capital

-health equity

-regional growth objectives

Land Use Policy Principles Meridian Township, Michigan

• natural environment

• health and safety

• prosperity

• cultural heritage

• diversity

Outlook

• HIA “work in progress”

• Education

• Evaluation

• Coordination with other activities

Role of Public Health and Planning Agencies

• Articulate land use and health concepts

• Collect and organize information

• Develop partnerships• Support related projects• Facilitate use of assessment

tools• Apply for grants / fundraising