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by Faith.Hall＠dot.gov

Hi Folks, Looking for a glossary of H&T terms for health professionals and transport professionals to understand each other and communicate most effectively. I know that these exist, but am foggy on the status of various activities / where to locate final products . . . Please let me know - THANK YOU! I'm at faith.hall(a)dot.gov<mailto:faith.hall@dot.gov> or 202-366-9055. Kind regards, Faith

10 years, 5 months

[H+T--Friends] CALL for COMMENTS: EPA Civil Rights External Compliance Strategic Plan Comments Due Oct 13, 2015

by mbrenman001＠comcast.net

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Environmental Justice EPA" <environmental-justice(a)epa.gov> To: "Environmental Justice information" <epa-ej(a)lists.epa.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 9:09:12 AM Subject: [epa-ej] CALL for COMMENTS: EPA Civil Rights External Compliance Strategic Plan Comments Due October 13, 2015 Untitled Document Environmental Justice Mailing List CALL for COMMENTS EPA Civil Rights External Compliance Strategic Plan Comments Due October 13, 2015 . EPA's Office of Civil Rights has just released -- for a 30-day public comment period -- the draft External Compliance and Complaints Program Strategic Plan for FY 2015-2020 . Comments will be accepted through Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The Plan promotes mission-critical program accountability through measurable goals that will: * Ensure prompt, effective and efficient complaint docket management; * Enhance the Office of Civil Rights'(OCR) external compliance program through proactive compliance reviews, strategic policy development, and engagement of critical EPA, federal and external partners and stakeholders (e.g., recipients and communities); and * Strengthen OCR's workforce through strategic human capital planning, organizational development and technology resources and training to promote a high-performing organization. Comments will be accepted through Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Commenters may submit comments in writing, via regular U.S. mail or by email: U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Civil Rights, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., WJC-North, Suite 2450 ? Mail Code 1201-A, Washington, D.C. 20460 E-mail: civilrights(a)epa.gov For more information about the Office of Civil Rights, visit: http://www.epa.gov/civilrights/ 00706 If you are not already a member, the Office of Environmental Justice would like to invite you to join the EJ ListServ. The purpose of this information tool is to notify individuals about activities at EPA in the field of environmental justice. By subscribing to this list, you will receive information about EPA's activities, programs, projects, grants, and about environmental justice activities at other agencies. Noteworthy news items, national meeting announcements, and new publication notices also will be distributed. Postings can only be made by the Office of Environmental Justice. To request an item to be posted, send your information to environmental-justice(a)epa.gov and indicate in the subject "Request to Post to EPA-EJ ListServ" To join the list serve go to: https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=epa-ej To change the way you receive these emails, go to: https://lists.epa.gov/read/?forum=epa-ej and click "My Account." To Unsubscribe: Send an e-mail to listserv(a)unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov with the following in the body of the message "unsubscribe EPA-EJ" without the quotes. Make sure that the subject is blank and there is no additional information after the one line, such as a signature line.

10 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Webcast on Call to Action on Walking

by Eloisa Raynault

Some of you may have received this webcast invitation from HHS as well: ***************************************** Only half of American adults get enough physical activity to reduce the risk of chronic disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Walking is an easy way to start and maintain a physically active lifestyle. The Surgeon General aims to increase walking across the nation by calling for access to safe and convenient places to walk and wheelchair roll. Please join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in a live webcast for the launch of this important Call To Action that will offer strategies for increasing walking and walkable communities for people of all ages and abilities. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:00 AM ET http://go.usa.gov/3FF33 If you are unable to participate or if you experience any technical difficulties while trying to sign on to the webcast, a recording of the event will be available on the Office of the Surgeon General’s website after the release: www.surgeongeneral.gov Please share this invitation with others who may be interested in learning what they can do to promote walking and walkable communities for all.

10 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] FW: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General

by Faith.Hall＠dot.gov

FYI - ______________________________ Faith Hall 202-366-9055 From: Rose, Ken (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) [mailto:kfr2@cdc.gov] Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 12:58 PM To: Rose, Ken (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) Subject: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General Importance: High FYI -- from the National Physical Activity Society Subject: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General [National Physical Activity Society]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> Get Ready for the Surgeon General's Announcement The long-anticipated call to action from the nation's highest health official is scheduled. Dr. Vivek Murthy said earlier this year that this document will lay out "how city planners, employers, and community leaders can ensure that the places where we live and work promote walking and physical activity while also leveling the playing field so that no one is left behind." When Wednesday September 9, 2015 10:00 a.m. EDT Live webcast from Washington, DC This communications plan<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> should help you prepare. This is a live document and will be updated as we get more information. If you have questions, contact Pam<mailto:pam@physicalactivitysociety.org> at NPAS. [http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/PT_MEI_BottomSh…] [http://files.ctctcdn.com/832e075c001/411a9190-02cb-42cd-8128-9d7ce423af95.j… Annual Meeting October 27-28 in Washington, DC Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill preceding the National Walking Summit Registration<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> is open Forward this email<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102824137272&ea=maya.mohan%40i…> STAY CONNECTED [Like us on Facebook]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> [Follow us on Twitter] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> [View our profile on LinkedIn] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> [Find us on Pinterest] <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> Forward this email<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=yrybxcdab&m=1102824137272&ea=…> [http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/SafeUnsubscribe_Footer_Logo_N…]<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001R2tGRkdu9uFaaXicJpqKfQ%3D%3…> This email was sent to maya.mohan(a)icfi.com<mailto:maya.mohan@icfi.com> by pam(a)physicalactivitysociety.org<mailto:pam@physicalactivitysociety.org> | Update Profile/Email Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001R2tGRkdu9uFaaXicJpqKfQ%3D%3…> | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001R2tGRkdu9uFaaXicJpqKfQ%3D%3…>™ | About our service provider<http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. National Physical Activity Society | 1100 Peachtree Street Ste 200 | Atlanta | GA | 30309

10 years, 6 months

Re: [H+T--Friends] H+T--Friends Digest, Vol 53, Issue 1

by Scott Bricker

FYI, as far as I know, there will NOT be a live webcast of the Call to Action release event. America Walks is producing a webinar to help explain the Call Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communities: What Does It Mean for You and Your Organization? 1. Tue, Sep 15, 2015 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1721698138944259074 Cheers. Scott Bricker Director m. 503.757.8342 www.americawalks.org Making America a Great Place to Walk My Twitter: @ssbricker America Walks Twitter: @americawalks Register today for the 2nd National Walking Summit. <http://www.walkingsummit.org> Join us for the premier walking event of the year! > Today's Topics: > > 1. FW: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General (Faith.Hall(a)dot.gov) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 18:10:03 +0000 > From: <Faith.Hall(a)dot.gov> > Subject: [H+T--Friends] FW: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General > To: <h+t--friends(a)chrispy.net> > Message-ID: > < > A7CDF121B36FA24D8AA8F367DEC1FD0B9256097D(a)DOTHQNWMS352VG.ad.dot.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > FYI - > > ______________________________ > Faith Hall > 202-366-9055 > > From: Rose, Ken (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) [mailto:kfr2@cdc.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 12:58 PM > To: Rose, Ken (CDC/ONDIEH/NCCDPHP) > Subject: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General > Importance: High > > > FYI -- from the National Physical Activity Society > Subject: Announcement Expected by Surgeon General > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [National Physical Activity Society]< > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3… > > > > > Get Ready for the > > > Surgeon General's Announcement > > > The long-anticipated call to action from the nation's highest health > official is scheduled. Dr. Vivek Murthy said earlier this year that this > document will lay out "how city planners, employers, and community leaders > can ensure that the places where we live and work promote walking and > physical activity while also leveling the playing field so that no one is > left behind." > > > When > > > Wednesday > September 9, 2015 > 10:00 a.m. EDT > Live webcast from Washington, DC > > > > > > This communications plan< > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hZlpV8aOc6yfM27bM_5_4GegPNxACOxyObK0wj9N1gm3…> > should help you prepare. This is a live document and will be updated as we > get more information. > If you have questions, contact Pam<mailto:pam@physicalactivitysociety.org> > at NPAS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [ > http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/PT_MEI_BottomSh… > ] > > > > > > >

10 years, 6 months

[H+T--Friends] 2016 TRB NHTS Task Force: Call for posters on innovative uses of the NHTS

by Krishnan Viswanathan

Apologies for the cross-posting. Attached please find an announcement for call for posters for the 2016 TRB. The Task Force on “Understanding New Directions for the National Household Travel Survey” (ABJ45T) is calling for posters showcasing innovative uses of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) for presentation at the Transportation Research Board’s 95th Annual Meeting on January 10–14, 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. We are particularly (but not uniquely) interested in research, case studies and analyses that use the NHTS (possibly in combination with other large datasets): · to understand travel of disadvantaged groups; or · to analyze transit or active transportation modes; or · to analyze salient environmental or energy issues; or · to characterize rural trips; or · to better understand traffic safety; or · to analyze public health topics related to transportation; or · for disaster management; or more generally · to answer questions of interest to MPOs, DOTs, and other agencies. The objective of this poster session is to bring together planners, analysts, policy makers, and potential users of NHTS data to share / learn about innovative applications of the NHTS. For guidelines on how to present a poster effectively, see http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp78/prestips.htm. Please email a poster outline consisting of a 200 to 300 words abstract with a title and authors’ contact information to abj45tPostersTRB2016(a)gmail.com by Friday, September 4, 2015. Authors will be notified of acceptance by Friday, September 18, 2015 and will be asked to confirm their participation by Friday, September 25, 2015; at least one author of each selected poster will need to attend the poster session in person. Sales presentations on products or services will not be considered. This call is outside the usual TRB website and paper review system. Proposals do not need to be submitted using the on-line system and no paper is required to participate in this poster session. For questions, email saphores(a)uci.edu.

10 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] SEEKING: Instructors, Nat'l Transit Institute, variety of areas, (geographically flexible)

by Faith.Hall＠dot.gov

Please share this announcement widely with your networks. Thank you! ***** Instructors Wanted The National Transit Institute (NTI) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is looking to expand its cadre of individuals serving as part time, occasional adjunct instructors for the courses that we offer. NTI serves as the Federal Transit Administration's training arm providing training to the broad public transportation industry with an ever-increasing number of courses being delivered throughout the country. Information about NTI and the courses that we provide can be found at www.ntionline.com<http://www.ntionline.com>. NTI is particularly interested in receiving applications for individuals familiar with the following topics: * Procurement * National Transit Database * Title VI * Environmental Justice * Workplace Safety * Mobility Management * Advanced Transit Technologies This position requires a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience in the subject area you are interested in instructing. You must have public transportation experience and be fully conversant in the course subject matter content. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills are required, in addition to presentation skills and computer literacy. In applying, we ask that you identify the course(s) that you wish to instruct. Successful candidates must demonstrate subject matter expertise and be knowledgeable of the public transportation industry and the Federal Transit Administration. Instructors for these courses are required to travel throughout the United States. Training or teaching experience is preferred. Please send resumes to gritz(a)nti.rutgers.edu<mailto:gritz@nti.rutgers.edu> (preferred) or: Greta Ritz, Program Coordinator National Transit Institute Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 120 Albany Street, Tower Two, Suite 250 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2130 Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

10 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Call for Applications: Master of Sustainable Transportation

by MST Program

Call for Applications: Online <http://a.smartmailpro.com/link/ov7n183w5/wvu4ifgisl> Master of Sustainable Transportation program at the University of Washington Starts September 30, 2015 The University of Washington's <http://a.smartmailpro.com/link/ov7n183w5/wvu4ifgisl> Master of Sustainable Transportation is an online graduate program focusing on transportation's environmental, social and economic impacts, and current techniques in planning, engineering, technology and policy that can be used to address them. Designed to fit the busy lives of working professionals, the program can be completed entirely online in three years or less of part-time study. Students come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, including urban planning and design, engineering, public affairs, economics and environmental science. We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2015. Please <mailto:uwmst@uw.edu> email or call program advisor Dayna Cole at <tel:%28206%29%20685-2312> (206) 685-2312 for more information, or <http://www.pce.uw.edu/events.aspx?id=21668> click here to attend one of our upcoming informational webinars. Dayna Cole CEE Graduate Adviser - Online MST Program University of Washington uwmst(a)uw.edu 206-685-2312

10 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] Call for Applications: Master of Sustainable Transportation program

by Dayna Cole

Call for Applications: Online Master of Sustainable Transportation program at the University of Washington <http://www.sustainable-transportation.uw.edu/> http://www.sustainable-transportation.uw.edu/ Starts September 30, 2015 The University of Washington's Master of Sustainable Transportation is an online graduate program focusing on transportation's environmental, social and economic impacts, and current techniques in planning, engineering, technology and policy that can be used to address them. Designed to fit the busy lives of working professionals, the program can be completed entirely online in three years or less of part-time study. Students come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, including urban planning and design, engineering, public affairs, economics and environmental science. We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2015. Please call program advisor Dayna Cole at <tel:%28206%29%20685-2312> (206) 685-2312 or email <mailto:uwmst@uw.edu> uwmst(a)uw.edu for more information, or to attend one of our upcoming informational webinars. --- If you wish to reply to the listserv, please add <mailto:transp-tdm@lists.cutr.usf.edu> transp-tdm(a)lists.cutr.usf.edu in the "TO" field of your email. Otherwise, only the author of the original message will see your reply. Thank you. To unsubscribe from a list, send an email message to <mailto:leave-transp-tdm@lists.cutr.usf.edu> leave-transp-tdm(a)lists.cutr.usf.edu. To subscribe, please go to <http://www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/connections.htm> www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse/connections.htm TRANSP-TDM listserv is provided as a service to the TDM community by the National TDM and Telework Clearinghouse ( <http://www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse> www.nctr.usf.edu/clearinghouse). The Clearinghouse is part of the National Center for Transit Research located at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida Dayna Cole CEE Graduate Adviser - Online Programs dmcole(a)uw.edu 206-685-2312

10 years, 7 months

[H+T--Friends] FW: CDC Releases New Built Environment Assessment Tool

by Faith.Hall＠dot.gov

FYI - From: Nelson, Danielle (FTA) Subject: CDC Releases New Built Environment Assessment Tool Hello ACL Colleagues, Chris Kochtitzky shared this newly release tool - I wanted to make sure to help spread the word to networks who may find the tool useful. Best, Danielle 202-366-2160 Chris Kochtitzky, MSP Associate Director for Program Development CDC's Div. of Emergency & Environ. Health Services E-mail: csk3(a)cdc.gov<mailto:csk3@cdc.gov> Web: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/ [cid:image003.png@01D0C85A.C6D257B0]CDC Releases New Built Environment Assessment Tool http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dch/built-environment-assessment/ A wide array of tools exists for measuring different features of the built environment, many of them well validated. These existing tools fall into three categories: 1) interview or self-administered questionnaires which primarily measure perceptions, 2) tools that collect archival (existing) data, often using GIS, and 3) systematic observation or audit tools. It is often difficult for local program staff and evaluators to know which features of the built environment are most important to measure on the basis of the health behaviors and outcomes they are trying to affect. It is also difficult to know which tool(s) to choose to most accurately and feasibly assess those features. The Built Environment Assessment Tool (BE Tool) (an adaptation of MAPS) was designed to alleviate some of the challenges posed by the significant number of narrowly focused tools aimed at only one activity (walking), one subpopulation (older adults), or one public health area (inactivity). It was created as a collaborative enterprise across multiple areas of public health - health promotion, injury prevention, environmental health, etc. It is a direct systematic observation data collection instrument for measuring the core features and quality of the built environment related to behaviors that affect health, especially behaviors such as walking, biking, and other types of physical activity. There are many aspects of the built environment. The built environment includes the buildings, roads, sidewalks, utilities, homes, transit, fixtures, parks and all other man-made entities that form the physical characteristics of a community. The built environment can impact human health by affecting rates of physical activity, air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter that can exacerbate asthma and respiratory disease, and emissions of carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change. The BE Tool was not designed to assess every aspect of the built environment. Rather the tool assesses a core set of features agreed upon by subject matter experts to be most relevant. The core features assessed in the BE Tool include: built environment infrastructure (e.g., road type, curb cuts/ramps, intersections/crosswalks, traffic control, transportation), walkability (e.g. sidewalk/path features, walking safety, aesthetics & amenities), bikeability (e.g., bicycle lane/path features), recreational sites and structures, and the food environment (e.g., access to grocery stores, convenience stores, farmers markets, etc.). Additional questions or modules could be added by users if more detail about an aspect of the built environment, such as the nutrition environment or pedestrian environment, is desired.

10 years, 7 months

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