Santa Clara County Health Element by Bill Shoe

HEALTH ELEMENT Santa Clara County General Plan

Goal: To create an inclusive, innovative and inspiring process and product that advances the mental and physical health of County residents and employees.

Why begin w/ Health Element?
Public health, safety & welfare = underpinning of planning and zoning
Earliest planning in US to improve cities’ public health, prevent disease, address industrial ills
Strongly emerging trends in public health to address “upstream” social determinants of health
County is a MAJOR health services provider
Proactive, preventative approaches save $$$, lives
Numerous links to other element subjects

Community Interest and Support for a new Health Element? YES!!
Board of Supervisors and Board Committees
Health Trust Healthy Communities Grant
Federal Communities Putting Prevention to Work Grant (through County Pubic Health)
County Planning Office/Dept. of Public Health
Other agencies, depts., jurisdictions
Non-profits, health organizations, etc.

Potential Topics to be Included:
Healthy Food Access
Physical Activity
Transportation and Mobility
Environmental Quality
Health Care and Prevention
Land Use/Urban Design/Healthy Communities
Air Quality
Affordable Housing
Equity

Potential Policy Issue Addressed:
Enhance health care and prevention
Promote mixed use and “complete” neighborhoods
Promote and facilitate access to nature, activity
Increase Safe Routes to School program
Promote healthy food sources in underserved areas
Promote universal design/ability to age in place
Promote local food production, urban - rural connections, and
Many, many more.

Steps in the Process:
RFP, Select and Hire Consultant (done)
Create Public Participation Plan
Create and maintain project web site
Produce Existing Conditions Report & Health Indicators
Produce Strategies/Policy Framework
Produce draft Health Element
Conduct Environmental Review, and
Produce/Publish adopted Health Element.

Public Participation - when and how?
Wellness Advisory Committee (minimum of 4 meetings),
Stakeholder interviews (up to 20),
Public Workshops (6), in north, central & south County,
Survey,
Health Element webpage (informative and interactive),
Public hearings, and
Public comment (phone, email, letters).
Translation services available.

Want to get involved or have questions on the Health Element? Contact Cherry Maurer, AICP Project Manager Cherry’s contact information: Phone #: (408) 299-5746 Email: [email_address] Address: Planning Office, 70 W. Hedding, San Jose, Ca. 95110

Santa Clara County Health Element by Bill Shoe

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