CITY EXPLORES MAKING 'BUILT ENVIRONMENT' HEALTH FRIENDLIER - OPEN HOUSE SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ACCESS TO ACTIVE SPACES AND HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES
Posted: March 29th, 2011 4:40 PM
GRESHAM, Ore. - The City of Gresham will host an April 6 open house to gather public comment about the built environment and how it affects access to healthy eating and active living opportunities.
The built environment - which includes everything from neighborhoods and roads to parks and other spaces - can positively or negatively impact whether residents are able to access healthy food or make physical activity a part of their everyday routines. Some segments of the population may be more affected than others.
Gresham's Healthy Eating Active Living initiative is part of a broader Multnomah County-led effort, funded by a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to promote wellness in children and adults, reduce risk factors, and encourage positive, sustainable health changes.
The Gresham project will specifically advance policy approaches for the built environment with a strategic focus on reducing obesity.
"Gresham must do everything it can to provide healthy public infrastructures," said David Widmark, president of the Gresham City Council and a member of the Multnomah County Health Department's Community Wellness and Prevention Leadership Team. "That includes having a plan in place that addresses better access to public and private facilities such as safe sidewalk routes."
The Open House will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Gresham City Hall, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway, in Rooms 2A and 2B. For further information on this project, visit www.greshamoregon.gov/HEAL.
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