Walkability: A Major Route to a Livable Community

Adreanne Waller, MPH, senior health analyst, Washtenaw County Health Department, will present "Walkability: A Major Route to a Livable Community," at 3 p.m., Oct. 18, in Lecture Hall, Room 1690, SPH I [School of Public Health on the U-M Campus]. This presentation will focus on Washtenaw County and the corresponding overweight, physical activity and nutritional indicators, and how the Washtenaw County Public Health Department has used surveillance, behavioral, community building and environmental and policy approaches to address these issues. Attention will be focused on how public health has worked with Planners to improve walkability in Chelsea.