 Developing built environment programs in local health departments: Lessons learned from a nationwide mentoring programK. Rube, M. Veatch, K. Huang, R. Sacks, M. Lent, G.P. Goldstein and K.K. Lee American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 5, e10-e18 Abstract: Local health departments (LHDs) have a key role to play in developing built environment policies and programs to encourage physical activity and combat obesity and related chronic diseases. However, information to guide LHDs' effective engagement in this arena is lacking. During 2011-2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) facilitated a built environment peer mentoring program for 14 LHDs nationwide. Program objectives included supporting LHDs in their efforts to achieve built environment goals, offering examples from DOHMH's built environment work to guide LHDs, and building a healthy built environment learning network. Keywords: article; environmental planning; exercise; government; health promotion; human; leisure; politics; public health service; school; teacher; traffic and transport; United States, Environment Design; Exercise; Health Promotion; Humans; Leisure Activities; Local Government; Mentors; New York City; Politics; Public Health Administration; Schools; Transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301863_6 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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