Quite possibly. Health care impacts about 10 percent of the state of our health, while factors that planners can influence—such as behavior, environmental exposure, and social circumstances—contribute vastly more. Drawing from an APA report funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this session will examine the benefits of including public health objectives in comprehensive and sustainability plans.
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Anna Ricklin
Manager, Planning & Community Health Research Center
American Planning Association
Kelly Muellman
Research Scientist 1
Minnesota Dept of Health
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Bio: Kelly Muellman is the planner for the Minnesota Climate and Health Program at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Kelly has been with MDH since June 2011.
Education: Masters of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Minnesota Humphrey School, Minneapolis MN, 2011. Bachelors of Arts - Spanish, Northeastern University, Boston MA 2007.
Other Publications: Public documents for the Minnesota Climate and Health Program are available on the following websites: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/climatechange/ , www.health.state.mn.us/divs/hia/ , www.health.state.mn.us/topics/places/
Past Assignments: Health Impact Assessment 2-day training: Delaware February 2013, Georgia March 2013. MN APA Brownbag, "Climate Resilient Communities," March 2013. MN APA Planning Conference, "Healthy Planning," September 2012.
Eric J. Fladager, AICP
Planning Manager
City of Fort Worth
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Bio: Eric Fladager is a Planning Manager with the City of Fort Worth Planning & Development Department. Eric manages the Comprehensive Planning Section of the Department, which coordinates the annual update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and provides planning assistance for specific areas or functions within the City. Eric’s section is responsible for developing long-range plans for specific geographic areas of the city. Examples include the Texas Motor Speedway Area Master Plan, Urban Village Master Plans, the Lake Worth Vision Plan, and Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Plans. Comprehensive Planning Section staff also work on a variety of economic development, research, mapping, and urban design projects, such as the City’s urban village streetscape improvement capital projects and the recently completed Northside Economic Development Strategy Report. Eric’s section is actively engaged in combined land use and transportation planning efforts as well, including rail station area plans and Transit-Oriented Development plans.
Education: Eric earned a Masters degree in planning from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a professional planning certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners, and an accreditation from the Congress for the New Urbanism.
Past Assignments: Eric has presented conference sessions for the APA Texas Chapter, the International Downtown Association, the Texas District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and others.
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