September 14, 2007

9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
El Dorado Hills Fire Station #85
1050 Wilson Boulevard, El Dorado Hills

The way communities are built shapes the health and vitality of the people who live there.

Decisions made about the design of communities - from the mixture of land uses to the options for transportation - all have long-term impacts on the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, asthma, and injuries.

• What are the best practices for creating built environments that promote health?
• How can we work together to ensure that future development provides safe
  options for walking and biking, access to nutritious foods and improved air quality?

Keynote Speaker
Professor
Richard Jackson, MD, MPH

Professionals in public health, urban planning, transportation and related fields will come together with elected officials, property developers and other interested persons to examine these questions and forge new relationships in El Dorado County's first annual Symposium on Health and the Built Environment.

At the symposium, you will hear from nationally recognized experts in cross-sector collaboration for planning and building healthy, livable communities. We will discuss ways to make such communities a reality in El Dorado County. Don't miss this great event!!

 

There is no cost to attend the symposium. Space is limited. Registration deadline is August 31.

 A free, healthy lunch will be provided.All guests are asked to please attend the entire program. Check-in will begin at 8:30 AM.

To register, please click here.

 

This event is sponsored by the El Dorado County Departments of Public Health and Development Services.  Funding is provided by the California Center for Physical Activity and the State and Local Injury Control Section of the California Department of Health Services.  For more information, please call (530) 621-6216.