1. Pam Jones, Director of Policy & Planning Aliza Wasserman, Policy Analyst Boston Public Health Commission

2. STAND UP IF…

3. What is Public Health? Public HealthHealth Care PopulationIndividual HealthDisease Prevention & Health Promotion Diagnosis & Treatment

4. Allston- Brighton West Roxbury Roslindale Jamaica Plain Hyde Park Mattapan South End Fenway Back Bay Roxbury North Dorchester South Dorchester Charlestown East Boston South Boston North End MAP PREPARATION: Boston Public Health Commission Research Office Boston

5. BPHC Mission The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is to protect, preserve and promote the health and well being of all Boston residents, particularly those most vulnerable.

6. BPHC Priorities Elimination of racial & ethnic health inequities Overarching Goals

8. Health Equity Framework

9. Focus on policies that are good for health, not just health policies Review policy and advocacy opportunities How can we ensure that community development and public health support each other?

10. LEED requirement under BRA’s Article 37 Complete Streets Guidelines Linkage Housing Requirement, Inclusionary Development Policy Boston Residents Jobs Policy State Sanitary Code Some Existing Policies that Promote Health in Boston

11. Health in All Policies BPHC Internal Workgroup City of Boston Stakeholder Interviews Envirohealth Consulting Final Report Coordinated shared learning opportunities with other City agencies Symposium: Active Design & Public Health Planning for Healthy Communities Workshop Conducted a pilot Health Impact Assessment Developed a checklist of review priorities and studied development review processes

12. Common Missions & Shared Values Who do we serve? What is our mission/goal? What are our values?

13. What’s Holding Us Back? Easier to work in our silos We don’t speak the same language Need to learn new skills/new knowledge What else?

14. Questions & Conversation

15. Our contact information: Pam Jones, pjones@bphc.orgpjones@bphc.org Aliza Wasserman, awasserman@bphc.orgawasserman@bphc.org Website: www.bphc.orgwww.bphc.org