Successful
partnerships are at the core of both public health and planning
practice. With the right partners at the table, more change can happen
faster and with greater satisfaction for communities. But how do you get
planners to work with public health professionals? One answer: It takes
leadership at the highest level.
In
this webinar, planning directors and health commissioners from Austin,
Texas and Baltimore, Maryland will pair up to discuss how they are
building bridges between their departments and working to transform
their approaches to complex problems such as chronic disease. You will
learn about how the Community Transformation Grant program has supported
and encouraged these efforts in Austin, while in Baltimore, the city’s
mayor has pushed inter-departmental partnerships.
This
webinar is offered jointly by the American Planning Association and the
American Public Health Association. Join us in learning how two
very different cities are Making a Plan for change!
Learning objectives:
- Understand how planning and public health leaders set priorities.
- Understand how planning and public health professionals are building relationships through regular meetings and agreed upon objectives.
- Identify strategies for engaging staff in planning and public health agencies to participate in and champion the work.
- Explain how planning is integral to improving health throughout the county and what kind of capacity needs to be developed so that planners and health professionals can better work together.
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