Pedestrian Safety Webinar and Mini-Grant Opportunity

[LeeAnne Fergason]

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-LAF

LeeAnne Fergason | Education Director

tel: 503-226-0676 x26 | fax: 503-226-0498
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Bicycle Transportation Alliance | btaoregon.org

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Portland, OR 97209

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From: Gramp Heather <heathe...@state.or.us>
Date: Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:04 PM
Subject: Pedestrian Safety Webinar and Mini-Grant Opportunity
To: Gramp Heather <heathe...@state.or.us>

The Oregon Health Authority-Public Health Division encourages you to consider this training and funding opportunity (and please share widely with contacts).

 

Walking is #1 way that people are meeting their physical activity requirements in Oregon. But unsafe conditions are the most significant barrier to getting more people to be use walking for everyday trips. To that end, addressing safety and other conditions in the built environment can be a powerful tool for addressing physical inactivity a key driver of chronic disease.

 

Heather Gramp, MPH 

Policy Specialist | Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section | Center for Prevention & Health Promotion     
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY  |  800 NE Oregon St., Suite 730  |  Portland, Oregon 97232
heathe...@state.or.us | 971-673-0630

 

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May 2014

Health and Transportation Partners: Working to Improve Pedestrian Safety in Oregon

Free webinar on Safe States Pedestrian Injury Prevention Training and Mini-Grant Opportunity

Join health and transportation partners working in Oregon and learn a variety of ways to improve pedestrian safety in your neighborhood, town or city. Explore the links between health and transportation, the best practices being used to increase the numbers of individuals using active transportation, and how to keep all road users safer. These methods need not necessarily be expensive engineering solutions, but can encompass education, enforcement and some simple fixes.   This webinar is required viewing for taking advantage of a pedestrian safety mini-grant opportunity that will be released in June 2014. The webinar will be recorded and a link will be emailed to all registrants after the webinar.   Audience: Those working in public health, pedestrian or bicycle advocacy, law enforcement, community planning, traffic engineering, citizen engagement or other fields that want to get people using active transportation and reduce the risks to users of the system.   Join us! Wednesday, June 11 Part 1: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST Part 2: 1:00 PM -  2:30 PM PST View more info | Register   Continuing Education Credits: This webinar provides three hours of training which equals 3 CM or 3 PDH. IBPI applies to the AICP for Certification Maintenance credit for each webinar. We will provide an attendance certificate to those who document their professional development hours.     Presenters For more detailed information about each presenter, visit the webinar webpage     Kim Curley Commute Options      Heather Gramp, MPH Oregon Health Authority     Adrienne Greene, MPA Oregon Health Authority      Sheila Lyons Oregon Department of Transportation     Shelly Oylear Washington County Oregon     Lidwien Rahman Oregon Walks   IBPI is housed by OTREC, a university transportation center based at Portland State University.

Questions? Contact ib...@pdx.edu.