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Lessons Learned: Strengthening Communities through Cross-Sector Partnerships, part II

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Jeff Schwartz, MCP , Broad Community Connections, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Jeff Schwartz, an urban planner who returned to New Orleans to help with post-Katrina recovery, launched Broad Community Connection (BCC) in 2008 to revitalize the Broad Street corridor by promoting the economic, residential and cultural development of its diverse surrounding neighborhoods. BCC’s ReFresh Project, launched in New Orleans in May 2013, is the first development in the nation to house healthy food retail options under the same roof with a broad range of organizations and programs designed to promote positive health outcomes. Although a major goal is to offer better food options, the partners recognized the need to anchor economic and community development.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Describe common elements of models and programs that are improving health through community development or neighborhood revitalization efforts in New Orleans. Provide an in-depth look at how cross-sector collaboration can improve community resiliency and health.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am founding Executive Director of Broad Community. I have years of community economic development experience, where I focus on community development finance, small business and real estate development, and the relationship between the health and vibrancy of a community and its built environment. I am actively involved with planning and transportation issues in New Orleans, and serve on the boards of the Regional Planning Commission, Transport for NOLA, and the Friends of Lafitte Corridor.
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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