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by Eloisa Raynault

Greetings TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee friends, This educational opportunity may be of interest to you. The following is an opportunity to participate in a free web-based introduction to Road Safety Fundamentals training pilot test. Please follow the link for details. Road Safety 101 is an online certificate aimed at teaching the fundamentals of road safety. By completing this course, students will be able to understand the elements of successful road safety programs, identify contributing crash factors and how they interact as well as gain a better understanding of road safety data collection and systems. Road Safety 101 is being pilot tested by the Road Safety Academy and is based on NCHRP 17-40 Model Curriculum for Highway Safety Core Competencies. This pilot offering of Road Safety 101 will be offered at no cost. Space is limited. For information and application go to: http://www.rsa.unc.edu/101.cfm Best regards, Eloisa Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation Registration is now open for APHA's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The theme is Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

12 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Out of the office

by Megan Wier

I will be out of the office starting 09/02/2011 and will not return until 09/06/2011. If this is an urgent matter, please contact June Weintraub at june.weintraub(a)sfdph.org. Otherwise I will respond to your email as soon as I am able. Thank you!

12 years, 8 months

[H+T--Friends] FW: Submit your proposal for Weight of the Nation™ today!

by Eloisa Raynault

Happy Friday, everyone. Note: the call for proposals below may be of interest to you or your networks. Note the ‘built environment and transportation’ session track. In case the message below is not visible, please visit the website: http://www.weightofthenation.org/ Cheers, Eloisa Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation Registration is now open for APHA's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The theme is Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: CDC: Weight of the Nation Planning Committee [mailto:meetings@desainc.com] Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 2:29 PM To: Eloisa Raynault Subject: Submit your proposal for Weight of the Nation™ today! <http://custom.cvent.com/ADE0EB81B3184D618E2FB8340F1EC28E/pix/96599ccab3d54e…> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents Weight of the Nation™ 2012, its national conference on obesity prevention and control. The theme for the 2012 conference is Moving Forward, Reversing the Trend. Conference organizers will illustrate this theme through presentations—concurrent, plenary, poster or video—that emphasize how communities; early care and education facilities; medical care facilities; workplaces; states, territories, and tribes; and schools can change nutrition and physical activity environments to prevent and control obesity. The conference will convene elected and appointed public policy makers; federal, tribal, state, local, and territorial public health practitioners; media and social marketing experts; and partners and researchers vested in obesity prevention and control. <http://custom.cvent.com/ADE0EB81B3184D618E2FB8340F1EC28E/pix/c4e3def654a240…> Call for Proposals Persons and organizations engaged in developing, implementing, and evaluating policy system and environmental strategies to address obesity are invited to submit proposals. The proposals will be used to select track specific concurrent panelists and poster presentations. Concurrent sessions will foster discussion among panelists and with the audience on the use of policy, system and environmental approaches (PSE) to promote dietary quality, increase physical activity and prevent obesity. The concurrent session tracks are: agriculture, access, and sustainability; built environment and transportation; early care and education; law and legal authorities; medical care; schools; states and communities; and workplaces. An overview of each track with instructions on proposal submissions is detailed below. Poster sessions will feature traditional and film technology formats. As only a limited number of proposals will be selected for oral presentation, other highly rated proposals may be invited as posters. Click here to submit your proposal. <http://precis.preciscentral.com/User/UserLogin.asp?Action=Admin&EventID=854…> Proposal Submission Instructions Submit online beginning Monday, August 1, 2011 and no later than 3:00 PM EST, Sunday, October 2, 2011. * Word Limit - 600 words or less. * Indicate applicability of the strategy to one or more of the intervention settings: early care and education; medical care; schools; communities; or workplaces. * Identify the evidence for the strategy: emerging, promising, or best practices. For a detailed listing of submission/track information please click here <http://www.cvent.com/d/jdqkfc/12K> . Please check event website at www.weightofthenation.org <http://www.weightofthenation.org/> regularly for agenda updates. <http://www.cvent.com/Events/images/173b/36c82551-3f15-48bd-ba4f-acabf8afb06…>

12 years, 8 months

[H+T--Friends] Invitation to attend a briefing on HIAs in Washington, DC

by Eloisa Raynault

For those in the DC area, the National Academy of Sciences is hosting a briefing next Thursday from 8:30-10 AM on a new report on HIAs in the US. Register to attend at: http://dels.nas.edu/Upcoming-Event/Public-Briefing-Improving-Health/DELS-BE… The focus of the event is on the National Research Council report, "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment.” The report assesses the potential value of conducting health impact assessments of proposed policies, programs, and projects in topics such as transportation, land use, housing, and agriculture. Public Briefing on Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment September 8, 2011; 8:30-10 AM (Including light breakfast before the briefing) Venable Conference Center- The Capital Room 575 7th Street Northwest, Washington D.C. The National Research Council will release the report "Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment” on September 8, 2011. The public is invited to attend a briefing that morning. Members of the authoring committee will discuss the report, followed by a question-and-answer period. Light breakfast will be available at 8:30 AM and the briefing will begin at 9 AM. Cheers, Eloisa Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation Registration is now open for APHA's Annual Meeting in Washington, DC! The theme is Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

12 years, 8 months

[H+T--Friends] Fw: TRB Social Media Online Workshop - Invitation

by Phyllis Orrick

Hi everyone, This looks like it has great potential, especially with the messaging involved in the transportation and health/safety/prevention fields. I'm going to attend if my schedule permits and will try to share notes. If anyone else attends, perhaps we could coordinate and share impressions with the group. Let me know if you sign up and you're interested in helping out on a summary. Best, Phyllis *Keeping up with Communication Technology: An Online Workshop on the Practical Uses of Social Media* *Social media and social networking. 20 presenters. 6 hours. **FREE**.* *Wednesday, September 21, 2011 – Mark Your Calendar!* The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is pleased to offer TRB’s first-ever web-based online workshop on social media, specifically developed for transportation agencies! We all know how many new and exciting things are happening with social media and new technology. This event will allow you to discuss these new communication tools with transportation industry experts and your peers from a variety of perspectives. From live panel presentations and interactive breakout sessions to viewing pre-recorded case studies and tutorials, the web-based workshop offers you flexibility to participate as you are able. Plus, you will network with your peers, learn from other transportation professionals, and pick up valuable resources along the way. *WHAT* — Virtual Conference - Keeping up with Communication Technology: An Online Workshop on the Practical Use of Social Media* WHEN* — Wednesday, September 21, 2011 (10:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time) * WHERE* — Your computer* WHO* — You and your entire team (unlimited listeners per connection!)* WHY* — Because you can’t afford to miss this! *View Agenda*<http://www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx> (www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx) *Panel Discussion: Planning and Strategizing a Social Media Portfolio* * 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.* *Breakout Session: Policy (Four simultaneous group discussions)* * 12:00 noon – 12:45 p.m.* *Breakout Session: Process (Four simultaneous group discussions) * * 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.* *Panel Discussion: Engaging your Audience* * 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.* * * Case Studies and Tutorials will be available prior, throughout, and after the workshop! *Free Registration Open from August 17 – September 21, 2011*<http://www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx> * * (www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx) This online workshop is being organized by the TRB Committee Communications Coordinators Council and the TRB Standing Committee on Public Involvement in Transportation. -- Phyllis Orrick Communications Director Safe Transportation Research and Education Center<http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu>(SafeTREC) University of California Transportation Center <http://www.uctc.net> (UCTC) Institute for Urban and Regional Development <http://www.iurd.berkeley.edu>(IURD) 2614 Dwight Way UC Berkeley Berkeley CA 94720-7374 510-643-1779 @transsafe <https://twitter.com/#!/transsafe> @californiaUTC <https://twitter.com/#!/CaliforniaUTC> @IURDBerkeley <https://twitter.com/#!/IURDBerkeley>

12 years, 8 months

[H+T--Friends] TRB Subcommittee - paper reviewers needed

by Eloisa Raynault

Dear friend of the TRB Health and Transportation Subcommittee (ADD50-01): We'd welcome your help in reviewing papers for our new subcommittee. It's a great way to get involved and to learn more about the research being conducted on this topic. In our first year, we already have a great number of papers - 24! If you are willing to review 1-3 papers for us over the next 5-6 weeks, please respond and answer the three brief questions below, so we can assign appropriate papers if you are selected. Please email your response to me at eloisa.raynault(a)apha.org. Some of you had previously expressed your interest, and we thank you for that! We still invite those who responded previously to complete the form below so that we can better understand your expertise. 1) What is your area of interest/expertise? (check all that apply) Planning Policy Safety Access / Mobility Traffic Operations Facilities/Infrastructure Multimodal Transportation Active transportation Air or noise pollution Other 2) What methods would you be comfortable reviewing? (check all that apply) Basic Statistics Statistical Modeling Simulation Modeling Travel Demand Forecasting Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Qualitative Methods/Case Studies Other 3) What journals have you published in, and/or what journals do you routinely read or review? (please list as many as relevant) Thanks! Eloisa

12 years, 8 months

[H+T--Friends] Article: Rural Areas' Lack of Sidewalks Fueling Obesity Problems

by Eloisa Raynault

Greetings Health and Transportation Subcommittee, FYI, there is plenty of 'anecdata', with a few references to recent studies, in this article. It's still an interesting read though: http://www2.tbo.com/news/life/2011/aug/04/rural-areas-lack-of-sidewalks- fueling-obesity-prob-ar-247686/ Eloisa Raynault | American Public Health Association | 800 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 | Transportation, Health and Equity Program Manager | o: 202-777-2487 | http://www.apha.org/transportation Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

12 years, 9 months

[H+T--Friends] For Want of a Crosswalk-Huff Post piece

by Sandra Viera

Hello H & T colleagues, In the Huffington Post, Prevention Institute's Larry Cohen and Dr. Richard Jackson, Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, examine the tragedy of the death of Raquel Nelson's child on a busy street. They conclude, "We shouldn't design highways where pedestrians who need to cross have no safe places to do so -- no lights and no cross walks within reasonable distances, and with cars going too fast...Instead of wasting our time debating who should be punished and how much, we need to invest our traffic safety funds in efforts that keep our children and families safe." Read the entire piece at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry/for-want-of-a-crosswalk-a_b_913582.html Particularly timely given Senate hearings on the transportation bill! Best, Sandra Sandra Viera Prevention Institute Sandra(a)preventioninstitute.org<mailto:Sandra@preventioninstitute.org>

12 years, 9 months

[H+T--Friends] Recall: Webinar on master plans and health impact assessments

by Mccreedy, Malisa A.

Mccreedy, Malisa A. would like to recall the message, "Webinar on master plans and health impact assessments".

12 years, 9 months

[H+T--Friends] Webinar on master plans and health impact assessments

by Eloisa Raynault

Greetings Health and Transportation Subcommittee Friends, I just heard about this webinar on HIAs and built environment master plans. It may be of interest. It's scheduled for July 28 and speakers include: * Mark Fenton * Chris Kochtitzky, CDC, National Center for Environmental Health * Aaron Wernham, The Health Impact Project, Pew Health Group, The Pew Charitable Trusts Registration is available via the link below: http://www.phconnect.org/events/health-impact-assessments-and Cheers, Eloisa Raynault

12 years, 9 months

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