1. Institutional Positions of Power
Robert Johnson
PedNet

2. Positions of Power, Why? So that you:
Know what areas you can influence
Know what you’re “up against.”

3. Examples We’re going to be using food and transportation Why?
How are those connected to childhood obesity?

4. Federal to Local and Back
From the federal government, food and transportation look similar. I’ll mostly be using food as an example.

5. Starting Point

6. Staring Point Example – replacement of AFA
Starting at President signing a bill

7. After the Bill Example: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
What is that?

8. After the Bill

9. After the Bill

10. Timeout!

11. Secretary? The Secretary of Agriculture He heads what organization?
The United States Department of Agriculture
What does that stand for?
USDA
How is the Secretary of Agriculture, the head of the USDA chosen?

13. Timeout Over!

14. Rules Remember, the Legislation gives the basics.
The USDA (in this example) create draft rules, which are “promulgated” and an extensive feedback process begins
This can take a very long time, and is very subject to political winds

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21. Catch Our Breath
Legislation passed by Congress and the President, but then the details are ironed out by the major departments (HHS, FDA, USDA, etc.)

22. How Can You Influence This?
Join major advocacy organizations
You, as a private citizen, are probably never even going to know about these public input process. Advocacy organizations will alert you
They also have much more “say” than you do (example AVMA)
Work through your local congressional office
The departments are political, and under constant pressure from members of congress

23. We Discussed Food, what about Transportation?
Similar….
Transportation bill – FHWA for rule making – State DOTs and downward
Example:
Transportation bill required a 20% match for sidewalk projects (TA/SRTS), which made it extremely difficult for small/rural communities to compete for those dollars. MODOT has to follow those rules.

24. One Final Note about Federal Control
There are a million pieces of influence

25. Example of Multiple Influence

26. SNAP & EBT Program

27. SNAP & EBT Program “Farm Bill” What is the “Farm Bill?”
Crop Insurance, Subsidies, etc., but also the SNAP Program budget
80 billion crop subsidies/insurance, 756 billion in food for struggling families
But also Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
Not supposed to be able to sell “hot food” to be consumed at point of sale

28. SNAP & EBT Program

29. SNAP & EBT Program

30. Any Given Day
Food Pantry
USDA
FDA
IRS
Many more, I’m sure…

31. Transportation Lots of fun Acronyms!
RPC – Regional Planning Commission
MPA – Metropolitan Planning Area
TIP – Transportation Improvement Plan (covers a MPA)
STIP – Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (covers the state)

32. MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization

33. MPO – Metropolitan Planning Organization
50,000 population
Five Core Functions:
Establish a setting
Evaluate alternatives
Maintain a Long Range Transportation Plan
Develop a TIP
Involve the public

34. RPC – Regional Planning Commission

35. RPC – Regional Planning Commission
Similar role to MPOs, but obviously are not staffed the same and their resources often aren’t as high

36. MPA – Metropolitan Planning Area
Area directly served by a MPO

37. TIP – Transportation Improvement Plan

38. STIP – Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan

39. STIP – Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan

40. Public Involvement STIP & TIP

41. Road Jurisdiction

42. Road Jurisdiction

43. Local Streets Complete Streets Policy Street Design Standards
Funding formulas/city budgets