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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The Massachusetts
Mass in Motion Program invited participants in the four communities
participating in the 1422 grant (DP14-1422PHF14)
to address diabetes and hypertension to a forum at the Pioneer
Valley Planning Commission office
in Springfield, MA on November 6, 2015. The session featured Gil
Penalosa, the Founder and Chair of the Board of the successful
Canadian non-profit organization, 8-80
Cities. His organization was created based on a simple philosophy that
if you create a great city for an 8 year old and an 80 year old, you will
create a successful city for all people. Participants from Fall River, the
City of Springfield, and both Franklin and Hampshire Counties met together
for four hours to develop a vision and strategic goals to increase walking
in their respective communities as part of the 1422 grant.
Fall River was one of four Mass in Motion Communities to
receive a $440,000 grant each year for four years. Stanley
Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR) is overseeing this grant in
collaboration with the HealthFirst
Family Care Center and the City's Mass
in Motion Project. Click here
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(Top row) Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) Senior Transportation Planner Jacqueline Schmidt, SSTAR Community Prevention Coordinator Eric Andrade, and SSTAR 1422 Project Director Paula Beulieu sign in and join Fall River Mass in Motion Coordinator Julie Kelly for the meeting at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission office in downtown Springfield. (Row two) Ben Wood of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health introduces 8-80 Cities Founder Gil Penalosa and WalkBoston Executive Director Wendy Landman who are both consulting on the project. (Row three) Wendy talks with Eric and Julie during the planning phase of the four-hour session. (Bottom row) Mr. Penalosa concludes with some advice to try low cost, low risk strategies after Julie and Eric discuss their ideas with other team members. |
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