Hi, all. I am passing along information on the American Planning Association conference in April. Below is a list of all of the health and planning related sessions, a number of which are transportation related, and some general conference information. There’s also a special “Health Day” registration for Monday only at $295.
Sunday |
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8:00AM |
S900 |
Opening Keynote: Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak, Acting U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service |
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10:45AM |
S453 |
Safe Walking and Walkability for Health
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1:00PM |
S470 |
Partnerships for Health
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2:30PM |
S485 |
Health, Equity, and Regional Community Planning |
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4:00PM |
S499 |
Integrating Health Into Local Planning
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4:00PM |
S505 |
Green Infrastructure for Community Health |
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5:30PM |
S519 |
Growing Food Connections |
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Monday |
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7:30AM |
S703 |
Plenary: Building Partnerships for Health, Dr. Georges C. Benjamin |
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9:00AM |
S541 |
Using Health Data in Planning Decisions |
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10:30AM |
S546 |
Fit Cities for a Fit Nation
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1:00PM |
S567 |
Park Prescriptions, Play Deserts, and Healthy Public Spaces |
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2:30PM |
S577 |
Health Equity and the Built Environment
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4:00PM |
S594 |
Transportation and Aging in Place
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6:00PM |
X117 |
Planning Healthy Communities Symposium Reception
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Tuesday |
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7:30AM |
S605 |
HIA for HUD‘s Choice Neighborhoods
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9:00AM |
S696 |
AICP SYMPOSIUM - Shaping the Future of Healthy Retail |
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9:00AM |
S622 |
Scenario Planning and Public Health |
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10:30AM |
S638 |
Advancing Research and Practice in Public Health and Transportation
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2:30PM |
S645 |
Planning Collaboration for Healthy Communities
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4:00PM |
S669 |
Housing, Equity, and Health
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Wednesday |
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9:00AM |
S681 |
Facilitated Discussion: Public Health, Physical Design |
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10:30AM |
S687 |
Health Comprehensive Planning
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Planning Healthy Communities
Symposium
April 27–30 |
REGISTER TODAY!
Take your place at a program designed just for you. Sample topics include:
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Opening Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral Boris D. Lushniak, Acting U.S. Surgeon General
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Safe Walking and Walkability for Health
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Tools for Integrating Health Into Local Planning
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Building Partnerships for Healthy Communities
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Public Health and Physical Design
Health Day
Monday, April 28
Special one-day rate for nonmembers.
Click here to register.
To begin the registration process, please create a nonmember APA ID.
A full-day program for Health Professionals. On the agenda:
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Plenary with Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, APHA
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Using Health Data in Planning Decisions
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Park Prescriptions, Transportation, and Aging in Place
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Health Equity and the Built Environment
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Healthy Communities Reception
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