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Land Use PlanningLand Use Planning | Food Safety | Environmental Health Policy | Wastewater Treatment | Recreational Water Program
Planning issues remain at the root of some of the most intractable public health problems, including the declining rates of physical activity resulting from automobile-dependent environments or the isolation of poor and minority communities in areas plagued by environmental pollutants, violent crime, and high rates of disease. Land use, community design, and transportation systems substantially impact local air quality, water quality and supply, traffic safety, physical activity, and exposure to contaminated, industrial “brownfields.”
NALBOH is committed to developing new planning tools and strategies that help to raise public health considerations in land use and planning, as well as specific strategies or actions that local board of health members can undertake in this area. We are here to assist local board of health members and other public health professionals in their efforts to educate planners and public officials about the health implications of their decisions on growth, development, and transportation.
New! Did You Know..
APHA released this report, At the Intersection of Public Health and Transportation: Promoting Healthy Transportation Policy (PDF) at their annual meeting late last month. This is the first of several documents that APHA will be releasing in the coming months. Check back often for the latest news and reports!
In the News
Renewal of "Clean Ohio" Going to Voters
Florida Brownfields Tax Credit - Extra Benefit for Health Care Facilities
House Passes Renewal of Brownfields Tax Expensing Program
EPA Issues Draft Report on Climate and Land Use for Public Review
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