265104 Safe Routes To School Workshops as a Catalyst to Sustainable Safe Routes To School Program

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Gail Carlson , Riverside County Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Services - Safe Routes To School, Riverside, CA
Marsie Huling , Riverside County Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Services - Safe Routes to School, Riverside, CA
Danyte Mockus, PhD, MPH , Epidemiology and Program Evaluation, Riverside County Department of Public Health, Riverside, CA
Safe Routes to School programs are brilliantly designed to increase the number of children walking and bicycling to school using critical components known as the 5 E's (Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, and Evaluation.) Fostering relationships with individuals who represent and bring these essential facets to the community is key to the success of the program.

This presentation will discuss how Riverside County is creating innovative partnerships and will provide participants with the tools for engaging the community, organizations, and city leadership to create a sustainable and effective Safe Rotues To School program; how the Workshop model has leveraged hundreds of thousands of dollars in infrastructure improvements, in-kind contributions, and donations from multiple public and private sectors. Presenters will describe their efforts to convene multidisciplinary partnerships and will share success stories that are replicable for other communities, as well as lessons learned.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education

Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to identify essential SRTS Team players in their local environment. 1. Participants will have a plan to engage their Team Players. 3. Participants will be able to describe the steps in preparing for a home grown SRTS Workshop.

Keywords: Community Collaboration, Challenges and Opportunities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked for the Riverside County Department of Public Health for over 20 years. I have been the Program Coordinator for the Safe Routes to School Program since July 2010. My responsibilities have included coalition building, event planning and the administration of education and encouragement activities in the schools.
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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