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| News from Around the Network | |  Network Member Profile: Los Angeles Walks
Los Angeles Walks hosted its first community meeting in July-filling a local cafe with more than 40 participants. Community participants discussed strategies to make Los Angeles a safer, more accessible, and fun place to walk, while always keeping equity at the forefront of the conversation. Many themes emerged from the conversation and will help to set Los Angeles Walks' agenda going forward. New look but same great resources and content. Please check out our new and improved website. Welcome to our new Cal WALKS Staff
Tony Dang, Statewide Network Coordinator
Tony Dang joins the Cal WALKS team from Prevention Institute where he worked on advancing primary prevention in health reform implementation and in transportation and land-use planning. Tony is passionate about reshaping our transportation systems to advance alternative, sustainable, and equitable transportation modes and to guarantee a right to personal mobility. He holds a BA from Stanford University in Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity.
Sierra Smith, Southern California Coordinator
Our new Southern California Coordinator, Sierra Smith, brings 7 years of non-profit experience to the Cal WALKS team. She holds a M.A. in Organizational Management, with a specialization in Organizational Development and Leadership, from Antioch University and a B.A. from California State University, Northridge. She is also a member of the American Society of Training and Development, Los Angeles.
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This new resource from the Cal WALKS Network contains talking points and facts that can be used as aids in gathering community, organizational or political support. Each of us may find that the messages and facts presented here are in full alignment with our work or that this resource is a starting place to define messages and strategy-a starting point from which we, as pedestrian advocates, can build, moving forward in creating a safer, healthier, and more accessible pedestrian friendly California.
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign has made it easier than ever to track down how each state is spending its transportation dollars.
A new report from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) features a synthesis of documented regulatory, administrative, and financial tools used by communities to build safe pedestrian environments. The report consists of a literature review, as well as interviews with key staff in local agencies that have implemented pedestrian-friendly policies and practices.
A new article in the American Journal of Public Health examines "public health burdens of mobility disability, with a particular focus on leading public health interventions to enhance walking and driving, and the challenges and opportunities for public health action," and proposes new strategies for research, practice, and policies to enhance safe mobility for aging adults.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released the latest data on pedestrian fatalities across the country. Despite a decreasing trend for overall traffic crash fatalities, the proportion of pedestrian fatalities is is actually increasing. From 2009 to 2010 alone, there was an increase of 4% in pedestrian fatalities. The report also indicates that California remains among the deadliest states for pedestrians-along with Texas and Florida-with pedestrians accounting for 22.1% of all traffic fatalities.
This infographic from Planning Magazine succinctly breaks down the costs of pedestrian fatalities and makes the case for cost-effective environmental changes that can save lives and save money.
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| Upcoming Events | | Register now.
Sunday, August 12, 2012 | 4-5PM PST | Introduction to Health Disparities/Inequities
Sunday, August 26, 2012 | 4-5PM PST | Introduction to Social Determinants of Health
Sunday, September 9, 2012 | 4-5PM PST | Community Activism on Health Disparities/Social Determinants of Health
The Community-Based Public Health Caucus Youth Council will be conducting Health Equity Peer Educator (HEPE) Training Series in August-Early September 2012. Since 2010, this program (developed and led by fellow students/youth) has been providing an introduction to health disparities, social determinants of health and community activism for youth across the U.S. Students-DeQuandra Rankins, Jordan Robertson and Karl Schwinghamer-will be providing this year's HEPE training.
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Pro Walk/ProBike 2012: Pro Place
Long Beach, CA | Sept 10-13, 2012The country's premier walking and bicycling conference It's an exciting and challenging time for walking and bicycling advocates - more people than ever are demanding active transportation facilities, but with limited budgets and competing priorities, you need the skills, partners, and strategies to make your local efforts successful. Join more than 1,000 planners, engineers, health professionals, and advocates who will convene in Long Beach, California, September 10-13, 2012 for the 17th Pro Walk/Pro Bike conference. Come to gain insights from national experts in the field, learn about practical solutions to getting bike and pedestrian infrastructure built, and meet peers from across the country. Register now.
APHA Annual Meeting 2012:
Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span
San Francisco, CA | Oct 27-31, 2012California WALKS is headed to the 2012 APHA Annual Meeting in San Francisco this fall with our youth leaders. Please come by our sessions and poster presentation:
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