Hello everyone,
Hope you are all well, and staying safe and healthy. I would like to inform you about a new survey-based study examining "social interactions, trips, and wellbeing" during COVID-19 confinement.
We would very much appreciate if you can fill the survey and share it with your family, friends, colleagues, etc. As of now, we have the survey available in both English and French.
Please see below for more information about the study as well as the direct links to the survey.
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How have your social interactions and daily trips changed? How do you feel about those changes?
Owen Waygood (Polytechnique Montréal) in collaboration with colleagues Genevieve Boisjoly (Polytechnique Montréal), Kevin Manaugh (McGill University), and Ipek Sener (Texas A&M Transportation Institute) have launched a survey that wants to know just that.
The research looks to better understand about how your living context (i.e., type of building you live in, what your local environment is) might interact with the types of trips you are making, the types of social interactions you are having, and your wellbeing during this unprecedented time. Perhaps you are enjoying this time - reaching out to people you haven't heard from in ages, or maybe you're really pining for human contact. There are a wide variety of responses that people will have and we hope to know how to improve conditions for the near present and any future such events.
The survey takes around 20 minutes, with an additional section on children at the end that takes around 5 minutes. It is open to any adult (as defined by the law and culture where they live).
Thank you for taking the survey and for sharing it!
ENGLISH: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/social_interaction<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surve…>
FRENCH: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/interaction_sociale_COVID19<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffr.survey…>
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Thanks much, and take care,
Ipek
Ipek Nese Sener, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455
Austin, TX 78752
Tel 512.407.1119 | Fax 512.467.8971
i-sener(a)tti.tamu.edu<mailto:i-sener@tti.tamu.edu> | http://tti.tamu.edu<http://tti.tamu.edu/>
Remembering a friend and colleague.
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Subject: FW: Memorial for Chris Kochtitzky (Zoom)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 20:31:14 +0000
From: Leslie Meehan <Leslie.Meehan(a)tn.gov>
To: Ed Christopher <edc(a)berwyned.com>
*From:* Rose, Ken (CDC/DDNID/NCCDPHP/DNPAO) [mailto:kfr2@cdc.gov]
*Sent:* Thursday, May 14, 2020 5:10 PM
*To:* Rose, Ken (CDC/DDNID/NCCDPHP/DNPAO) <kfr2(a)cdc.gov>
*Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Memorial for Chris Kochtitzky (Zoom)
As a friend and colleague of Chris Kochtitzky, I wanted to share updated
information about how his community is honoring his life after we
tragically lost him on May 3^rd . Given the tremendous network of people
who knew Chris, and the sudden and unexpected loss, CDC colleagues and
friends have organized a Zoom memorial to his life and friendships on
*/Wednesday, May 20 at 1pm/*. See below for the specific Zoom information.
In addition, the CDC Foundation has established a memorial fund honoring
Chris that focuses on building the bridge between urban planning and
public health. More information is available at
https://give.cdcfoundation.org/Kochtitzky
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/give.cdcfoundation.org/Kochtitzky__;!!PR…>.
Sharing memories of Chris with each other is also an important healing
process. Many of you have already shared memories of Chris. Below and
attached are some highlights:
Chris’ Work
-Public Health Agents of Change: Chris Kochtitzky
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cdc.gov/healthequity/missionpossible…>
-Some of the Biggest Problems Sometimes Have the Simplest Solutions
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/blogs.cdc.gov/yourhealthyourenvironment/…>
-National Center for Environmental Health Designs Criteria for Obtaining
Sustainable Community Status
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/blogs.cdc.gov/yourhealthyourenvironment/…>
-Urban Planning and Public Health at CDC (MMWR)
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su5502…>
Tributes
-In Fond Memory of a Beloved and Respected Colleague, “A Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.”
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/blogs.cdc.gov/yourhealthyourenvironment/2…>
-Christopher Kochtitzky: A Good Agent, A Good Man
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2020/may/0…>
(Jackson Free Press)
-Caring Bridge Website
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.caringbridge.org/visit/chriskochtitz…>
Chris’ friends are also putting a digital memory book to honor him.
Please feel free to e-mail me photos or short messages you’d like for us
to include by COB, Monday 5/18 if possible.
For those of you who did not receive the CDC announcement of his death,
I have included it below. It summarizes Chris’ incredible professional
journey.
Thank you for being part of honoring Chris’ memory and if you know
people who were close to Chris and would want to attend this event
please forward this announcement to them.
Sincerely,
Ken
Chris’ Friend and Colleague
*CDC Announcement*
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of CDC employee
Chris Kochtitzky.
Chris started at CDC as a presidential management intern in 1992 and
worked for several years as a policy analyst in ATSDR. In 1997, he moved
to the NCEH Office of Policy, Evaluation, and Legislation where he
served as its deputy director. In 2003, after serving for two years as
the associate director of Policy for the Division of Emergency and
Environmental Health Services, he served a year as the branch chief of
the Disability and Health Branch in NCBDDD, and later became the deputy
director of the Division of Human Development and Disability. In 2006,
he was appointed by former CDC Director Julie Gerberding, MD, to lead
the healthy community goal team, where he served until 2009. From 2009
to 2017, he served as the associate director for program development for
the NCEH Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services before
joining the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO)
as a senior advisor for the Physical Activity Branch.
As a senior advisor in DNPAO, he served as an expert on the development
of evidence-based guidelines and recommendations to increase physical
activity across the country. He provided technical and subject matter
expertise to state and community programs in the areas of policy,
systems, and environmental interventions designed to promote active
living. In his role with DNPAO and his collaboration across CDC, Chris
supported program evaluation, strategic planning, and partner and
stakeholder engagement in the areas of active living and related health
promotion.
He authored several publications including a 2006 /MMWR/ on urban
planning and public health and a 2011 article on ensuring
mobility-supporting environments in aging populations in the /Journal of
Aging Research/, as well as book chapters on environmental health law
and the impact of the built environment on human development. He
presented at numerous conferences and meetings throughout the United
States, served as a panelist for the CDC Public Health Grand Rounds on
Healthy Places in May 2007, and was recently recognized as a Public
Health Agent of Change by CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.
Chris was also one of the founders of the field of built environment and
health at CDC. He published an influential /MMWR/ on the subject in
2006, helped organize CDC’s Built Environment and Health Group in 2008,
and was a key contributor to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to
Promote Walking and Walkable Communities in 2015. Most recently, he was
a driving force in organizing the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Conference on Active Transportation and Health. His work in this area
supported TRB’s decision to create a Committee on Transportation and
Health in February, a seminal moment in the field.
Chris befriended and maintained relationships with so many inside and
outside the agency. He served as a mentor to the Presidential Management
Fellows program, as well as to participants in multiple other
internships and fellowships across CDC. He was always willing to offer
advice and found creative and practical solutions to wide ranges of
public health problems, particularly those requiring an
interdisciplinary approach. He was a tenacious public health
professional pursuing his work with vigor, charm, wisdom, and
intelligence. His death is a major loss for his friends, his field, and
for the agency’s work.
As one of the initial urban planners hired at CDC, Chris worked
tirelessly as a bridge between the fields of planning and public health.
In 2010, he began serving as an adjunct professor at Emory University
and taught a course on Public Health and the Built Environment, with
joint enrollment from Emory public health students and Georgia Tech
urban planning, architecture, and engineering students. Through all of
his work, Chris was known for the strength of the partnerships he
developed and maintained. His networks allowed for the spread and scale
of science and implementation of programs across federal, state, and
local agencies as well as the private and non-profit sectors.
*Zoom Access*
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1608776001?pwd=bWJoeThKSmViL0ZTUFgrR3lDN1Rpdz09
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1608776001?pwd=bWJoeTh…>
Password: 206077
Or iPhone one-tap:
US: +16692545252,,1608776001#,,1#,206077# or
+16468287666,,1608776001#,,1#,206077#
Or Telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 254 5252 or +1 646 828 7666
Webinar ID: 160 877 6001
Password: 206077
International numbers available: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/u/auP2p73rT
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cdc.zoomgov.com/u/auP2p73rT__;!!PRtDf9A!…>
Or an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Meeting ID: 160 877 6001
Password: 206077
SIP: 1608776001(a)sip.zoomgov.com <mailto:1608776001@sip.zoomgov.com>
Password: 206077
*Accessibility*
CDC encourages participation by people with disabilities. The memorial
will be captioned via web (Web CART) at
https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=4444424&CustomerID=…
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?…>.
For those using a mobile device, go to https://www.captionedtext.com
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.captionedtext.com__;!!PRtDf9A!_MZikv…>
and enter Event ID: 4444424. An ASL Interpreter will also be available.
this may be of interest to some...
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Subject: FW: [COVID-19] Webinar: The impact of COVID-19 on women in
transport
Date: Wed, 13 May 2020 16:24:10 +0000
From: Anderson, William B <WBAnderson(a)nas.edu>
To: 'spanh001(a)umn.edu' <spanh001(a)umn.edu>, 'Ed Christopher'
<edc(a)berwyned.com>, Leslie Meehan <leslie.meehan(a)tn.gov>, 'Murphy,
Veronica' <Veronica.Murphy(a)dot.nj.gov>
Dawn, Veronica, Ed, and Leslie –
Please share this webinar announcement with your committee members and
friends.
Cheers,
Bill
William “Bill” Anderson
Senior Program Officer
*From:*PIARC <piarc(a)newsletter.oonops.net>
*Sent:* Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:12 PM
*To:* Anderson, William B <WBAnderson(a)nas.edu>
*Subject:* [COVID-19] Webinar: The impact of COVID-19 on women in transport
www.piarc.org
<http://newsletter.oonops.net/Go/index.cfm?WL=28422&WS=154996_250005&WA=10207>
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Webinar: The impact of COVID-19 on women in transport
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15th May 2020
*On Friday 15th May 2020 at 3:00 pm (Paris Time), join PIARC and the
UKAid-funded High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme (HVT) to
discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women in transport*
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As economies close in response to COVID-19, women face significant risks
to their health and livelihoods. In the transport sector, where women
are already significantly under-represented, they face precarious and
vulnerable employment situations that any COVID-19-related economic
crisis will accentuate, in a differentiated way to that facing men in
the sector.
Any post-COVID-19 response must recognise these gender differences,
involve both men and women in its development and be equitable and
inclusive in its impact. This free webinar draws on current experiences
from experts around the world working in this field and will draw
together thoughts on key issues and useful initiatives in place or
planned to address them.
*Practical information:*
* *Speakers include:*Christos Xenophontos and Anna Wildt-Persson
(PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 on the Performance of Transport
Administrations), Gina Porter (University of Durham), Fatima Adamu
(University of Sokoto), Claire Clarke (International Transport
Federation), Naomi Mwaura (Flone Initiative).
* *This webinar is organised jointly with the UK Department for
International Development (DFID)
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* *Language: *English. After the webinar, the presentations will be
available on the PIARC website
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in French and Spanish as well.
* *Register now!*If you wish to participate, please fill in the form
available at this address.
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Hi there
could you pls switch my email address to gotschi(a)uoregon.edu
Thanks
Thomas Götschi, PhD
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Collaborator at:
WHO Collaborating Center for Physical Activity and Health
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute
Institut für Epidemiologie, Biostatistik und Prävention
University of Zurich
Switzerland
Email: thomas.goetschi(a)uzh.ch
www.ebpi.uzh.ch
_____________________________________________________________
Hello everyone -
Please see the announcement below for ITE's Call for Resources and submit a
plan, project, or guidance for integrating health and transportation. If
you are unable to complete a submission by the May 15 deadline, just begin
one. You will be able to complete it after May 15. Have a pdf or
weblink ready for submission.
Please post this to your networks.
Thank you! Kelly
ITE is seeking published resources documenting and addressing health
concerns in transportation plans, projects, and programs. It is ITE’s goal
to organize this content into a clearinghouse for use by a wide range of
practitioners seeking resources on integrating health in transportation. Case
studies and site-specific projects are especially helpful in illustrating
how to integrate access, equity, air quality, and physical activity into
transportation. The call for resources can be found here:
https://www.ite.org/technical-resources/topics/transportation-and-health/
To submit already published content, such as guidance, case studies,
research or other published information, please do so through ITE's OpenWater
Call
<https://clearinghouse.secure-platform.com/a/organizations/main/submissions/…>
for
content by May 15, 2020. If you are not an ITE member, you can create an
account to submit. If you are an ITE member, you will use your membership
login.
--
Kelly Rodgers
Executive Director, Streetsmart <http://welcome.thinkstreetsmart.org/>
kelly(a)thinkstreetsmart.org
503.442.7165
Portland, OR
*Please note I am working in Pacific Standard Time.*
It is with a heavy heart that I received this from some of our friends
at CDC. With the loss Chris not only have many of us lost a dear friend
but he was also a national leader in bringing health and transportation
closer together. You will be missed my friend.
============================
From: Hacker, Karen (CDC/DDNID/NCCDPHP/OD)
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 12:48 PM
Subject: a sad announcement
With profound sadness I share that Chris Kochtitzky passed away on
Sunday, May 3rd. Chris was a Senior Advisor in the Division of
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO) where he served as an
expert on the development of evidence-based guidelines and
recommendations to increase physical activity across the country. He
provided technical and subject matter expertise to state and community
programs in the areas of policy, systems, and environmental
interventions designed to promote active living. In his role with DNPAO
and his collaboration across CDC, Chris supported program evaluation,
strategic planning, and partner/stakeholder engagement in the areas of
active living and related health promotion.
He authored several publications including a 2006 MMWR on urban planning
and public health and a 2011 article on ensuring mobility-supporting
environments in aging populations in the Journal of Aging Research, as
well as book chapters on environmental health law and the impact of the
built environment on human development. He presented at numerous
conferences and meetings throughout the United States, served as a
panelist for the CDC Public Health Grand Rounds on Healthy Places in May
2007, and was recently recognized as a Public Health Agent of Change by
CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity.
Chris was also one of the founders of the field of built environment and
health at CDC. He published an influential MMWR on the subject in 2006,
helped organize CDC’s Built Environment and Health Group in 2008, and
was a key contributor to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote
Walking and Walkable Communities in 2015. Most recently, he was a
driving force in organizing the Transportation Research Board (TRB),
Conference on Active Transportation and Health. His work in this area
supported TRB’s decision to create a Committee on Transportation and
Health in February, a seminal moment in the field.
Chris befriended and maintained relationships with so many inside and
outside our agency. He served as a mentor to the Presidential Management
Fellows (PMF) program, as well as to participants in multiple other
internships and fellowships across CDC. He was always willing to offer
advice and found creative and practical solutions to wide ranges of
public health problems, particularly those requiring an
interdisciplinary approach. He was a tenacious public health
professional pursuing his work with vigor, charm, wisdom and
intelligence. His death is a major loss for his friends, his field and
for the agency’s work.
Chris started at CDC as a Presidential Management Intern in 1992 and
worked for several years as a policy analyst in ATSDR. In 1997, he moved
to the NCEH Office of Policy, Evaluation, and Legislation where he
served as its Deputy Director. In 2003, after serving for two years as
the Associate Director of Policy for the Division of Emergency and
Environmental Health Services, and a year as the Branch Chief of the
Disability and Health Branch in NCBDDD, he became the Deputy Director of
the Division of Human Development and Disability. The CDC Director at
the time, Dr. Gerberding, recognized his service in 2006 when she hired
him as the Healthy Community Goal Team Leader where he served until
2009. From 2009 to 2017, he served as the Associate Director for Program
Development for the NCEH Division of Emergency and Environmental Health
Services before joining the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and
Obesity as a Senior Advisor for the Physical Activity Branch.
As one of the initial urban planners hired at CDC, he worked tirelessly
as a bridge between the fields of planning and public health. In 2010,
he began serving as an Adjunct Professor at Emory University and taught
a course on Public Health and the Built Environment, with joint
enrollment from Emory public health students and Georgia Tech urban
planning, architecture, and engineering students. Through all of his
work, Chris was known for the strength of the partnerships he developed
and maintained. His networks allowed for the spread and scale of science
and implementation of programs across federal, state and local agencies
as well as the private and non-profit sectors.
--
Ed Christopher
Transportation Planning Consultant
708-269-5237