252226 Path to Neighborhood Transformation is the Road Less Traveled

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 3:10 PM

Monica Brown , Shawnee Neighborhood Association, Louisville, KY
     
The Convergence Partnership supports an innovative pilot project in six communities across the country to address the intersection: preventing violence and promoting healthy eating and active living. This presentation will highlight the perspective of the Shawnee neighborhood in Louisville, KY, one of the six Convergence pilot sites. Participants will be presented with outcomes and findings from the neighborhood's work, which includes developing a city-wide Healthy Zone initiative.

Learning Objectives:
Discuss major findings from the city-wide Healthy Zone initiative.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I develop and provide day-to-day oversight of all grants and initiatives within the Shawnee Neighborhood with the goal of neighborhood transformation and capacity building. I have worked in community development for 15 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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