Healthy People 2010: Action Steps for Land Use Planning

Keywords / Description:

NACCHO has developed action steps for those Healthy People 2010 objectives that relate most directly with land use planning. These tools are designed to assist local public health agencies operationalize the HP2010 objectives by taking a community design approach to environmental health. Visit: http://www.naccho.org/topics/environmental/landuseplanning/upload/LUP-Healthy-People-2010.pdf

Objective 8-1: Reduce the proportion of persons exposed to air that does not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health-based standards for harmful air pollutants.
Objective 8-2: Increase use of alternative modes of transportation to reduce motor vehicle emissions and improve the Nation's air quality.
Objective 8-4: Reduce air toxic emissions to decrease the risk of adverse health effects caused by airborne toxics.
Objective 8-6: Reduce waterborne disease outbreaks arising from water intended for drinking among persons served by community water systems.
Objective 8-9: (Developmental) Reduce the number of beach closings that result from the presence of harmful bacteria.

Toolkit:

Healthy Community Design Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Air Quality, Community Design, Environmental Health, Health Promotion and Health Education, Strategic Planning, Water Quality

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

NACCHO

Submitted:

02/27/2007

Modified:

10/21/2009

The NACCHO Toolbox is a repository of available resources to help local public health practitioners. Tools are produced by local, state, and federal agencies, as well as academic institutions and other stakeholders. The contents of this Toolbox are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect any official recommendations of NACCHO. NACCHO makes no express or implied warranty with respect to the contents and disclaims liability for any damages arising from or connected to the use of the material in this Toolbox.