Shaping Healthy Cities: Nashville Brown Bag Lunch
Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design
Tuesday, December 13
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Nashville Civic Design Center
138 Second Avenue North, Suite 106
December’s session will provide an opportunity to discuss the guidelines proposed by New York City in the 2011 publication
Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design.
“The Active Design Guidelines provides architects and urban designers with a manual of strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces, based on the latest academic research and best practices in the field.
The NYC Active Design Guidelines include:
Urban design strategies for creating neighborhoods, streets, and outdoor spaces that encourage walking, bicycling, and active transportation and recreation.
Building design strategies for promoting active living where we work and live and play—for example, through the placement and design of stairs, elevators, and indoor and outdoor spaces.
Discussion of synergies between active design and sustainable design initiatives such as LEED and PlaNYC.”
The NYC Active Design Guidelines can be downloaded for free, or purchased as a hard copy from: http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/active_design.shtml
The Active Design Guidelines was developed by a partnership of the New York City departments of Design and Construction, Health and Mental Hygiene, Transportation, City Planning, and Office of Management and Budget, working with leading architectural and planning academics, and with help from the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter.
During the December session, our facilitators will provide an overview of the guidelines and offer their own insights as to how the guidelines could translate to shaping a healthier Nashville. Following the overview, the floor will be open to discussion of each of our insights, questions, and thoughts on the NYC Active design guidelines.
Bring your lunch and join us at NCDC to discuss these contemporary and inspiring guidelines on built environment design and health. Holiday dessert will be provided!
About the facilitators
Patricia Conway
Shaping Healthy Cities Project Manager
Nashville Civic Design Center
As a social scientist in the area of Community and Environmental Psychology, Patricia brings together her interests in neighborhood design and community health as the Project Manager for NCDC’s new Shaping Healthy Cities: Nashville project. A native of Scotland, UK, Patricia worked as a clinical researcher for the National Health Service in Scotland for 6 years prior to emigrating to the U.S. in 2004. She has a BSc (honors) degree in Psychology & Research Methods from Stirling University, Scotland, and an MSc degree in Community Research & Action from Vanderbilt University.
Jimmy Dills
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Coordinator
Nashville-Davidson County Metro Public Health Department
As our Metro Public Health Department’s Health Impact Assessment Coordinator, Dills works to integrate health into decision-making across multiple sectors of Nashville’s local government. His position is part of the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) initiative funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services. His role includes developing topic-specific Health Impact Assessments throughout Nashville, and defining a public health component for Nashville’s community planning process. Prior to joining the CPPW team, Dills was a Research Fellow in the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. He has degrees in urban planning from the University of Louisville and in public health from Emory University.
