Event Description

The David R. Brower-Ronald V. Dellums Institute for Sustainable Policy Studies invites your participation in a special conference:

Planning For Healthy Cities: Comprehensive Health Approaches In Planning For Sustainability, Community Well-Being And Public Safety

Featured Keynote Speakers:

- Dr. Leonard Duhl, Founder and President of the International Healthy Cities Foundation

- Dr. Anthony (Tony) Iton, Director and Health Officer, County of Alameda Public Health

Special Presentations and Panel Discussions with:

- APA California - Northern

- County of Alameda Public Health Department

- City of Oakland

- PolicyLink

- Merritt College Environmental Center

- Local Community Groups and more ...

This day-long conference brings together in an interactive and educational workshop format, cutting-edge theory, research, and professional practice from the fields of public health and city planning. Hear directly from Dr. Duhl, the nation's premier leader in health and planning, and from Dr. Iton, Alameda County's current Public Health Director, as they address the context of the many, often parallel and ongoing East Bay health and planning initiatives.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how these efforts can work better together under a shared policy framework of comprehensive healthy city planning.

Who Should Attend:

- City Planners

- Public & Environmental Health Professionals

- Urban Designers & Policy-Makers

- Neighborhood Development & Community Health Organizers

- Students

Cost:   $60 (plus $10 additional for an optional catered lunch).
           Scholarships are available, please inquire.
           FREE for high school students and Merritt College ENVMT Students.

Registration: Register online at www.ecomerritt.org (sign-up for ENVMT 16/HLTOC16)

or email Robin Freeman at rfreeman@peralta.edu.

Seating is limited - Please register soon.

For more information, call (510) 434-3840, or contact Northern Section's East Bay Regional Advisory Council (RAC) Co-Chair David Ralston at dralston@oaklandnet.com or (510) 238-2970.

AICP/CM Credits and Peralta College Credits have been applied for and are pending.

Comments

The event is co-sponsored by Merritt College's David R. Brower-Ronald V. Dellums Institute for Sustainable Policy Studies , APA Calfornia - Northern, Bay Area Social Equity Caucus, and the Alameda County Public Health Department, and is held in conjunction with the Merritt College's "Healthy Cities and Community Systems" class. A four-week intensive course is also available for those interested in exploring planning work for healthy cities in more depth.

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