Transcript I-WALK Partnership & Purpose

An Iowa Safe Routes
to School Project
Funding provided by
Presenters
Suzy Wilson, RD, LD
I-WALK Project Coordinator
IA Department of Public Health
[email protected]
515-725-2673
515-491-3418 (c )
Chris Seeger
Associate Professor & Extension Specialist in
Landscape Architecture
Iowa State University Extension
[email protected]
515-509-0651
I-WALK Partnership & Purpose
Iowa
Department of
Public Health
Public School
System
Local Public
Health
Iowa State
University
Extension
Assist communities in
the development,
implementation,
and evaluation
of local Safe Routes to
School programs
I-WALK Goal
To develop a sustainable model for community
coalitions to continuously update, implement,
and evaluate the local Safe Routes to School
(SRTS) plan.
I-WALK Components
Community coalition
2. Evaluation
1.
Parent/Child Online Survey
b) Teacher Tally
c) GPS Walkability Assessment
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3. GPS & Program Training, TA
4. Presentation of data results
to community
1. Community Coalition
 Local Public Health
 School Representatives: teachers, principals, parent,
student
 Citizens: grandparents, community organizations and
clubs
 Parks and Recreation department
 Public safety, School Resource Officer, Law Enforcement
 City Planners
 DNR
2a. Evaluation: Parent & Student
online Survey
 Identifies current routes students take to/from
school
 Identifies barriers to walking or biking to
school
 Complete by Sept. 28th
 Results back to coalitions
Online Survey Flyer
Poll Question
2b. Evaluation: Teacher Tally
 Determines how
students get to and
from school (3rd-5th
grade)
 Complete Sept. 25-27
 Record results by Oct.
1st
 Again in Spring
Teacher Tally Results
2c. Evaluation: GPS
Walkability Assessment
 Coalition and community members walk
routes identified by the parent & student
survey
 GPS is used to collect data and sent back to
ISU Extension for analysis
3. GPS & Program Training, TA
 1 Day training and mapping of routes
 Overview of GPS use and data collection
 Occur late Sept./Oct. 2012
 Technical assistance provided by IDPH
& ISUE
4. Presentation to community
 May/June 2013 present data results and
recommendations to community
 Next steps to Safer Routes to School
 Invite coalition members, community, and
stakeholders
 Webinars early 2013
Public Health Role Summarized
 Identify and work with one 3rd-5th elementary school.
 Form an I-Walk coalition or work with an existing coalition to add I
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Walk project (meet monthly).
Recruit parents/students to complete on-line survey (by end of Sept).
Coordinate Teacher Tally and enter results on line (last wk Sept).
Attend, facilitate and recruit volunteers for GPS Walkability
Assessment (late Sept/Oct).
Provide compensation to schools for parent/child survey.
Promote attendance at community presentation (May/June).
Complete an on-line monitoring survey (every month).
Provide feedback on program, training, support materials.
School Role Summarized:
 Serve on I-WALK coalition
 Provide a venue for Parent/Child survey
 Administer Teacher Tally
 May participate in GPS mapping
Compensation
Each Local Public Health will receive $4500 for contract
duties. Payments will be issued after completion of
designated activity.
Ex. Community Coalition Member List $1000
Teacher Tally Data Entered (fall and
spring) $500
Parent Child Survey
$1000
GPS Mapping
$1000
Community Presentation
$1000
www.I-WALK.org
www.I-WALK.org
Additional Online Resources
 Iowans Fit for Life (IDPH)
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/iowansfitforlife/
 National Center for Safe Routes to School
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/
 Iowa Department of Transportation
http://www.iowadot.gov/saferoutes/
2012-2013 I-WALK Communities:
 Allamakee/Clayton Co. – Postville – Darling Ele.
 Black Hawk Co. – Waterloo – Cunningham Ele.
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La Porte City – La Porte City Ele.
Buena Vista Co. – Storm Lake – Storm Lake Ele.
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Fayette Co. – Oelwein – Wings Park Ele.
Ida Co. – Ida Grove – Battle Creek Ida Grove (BCIG) Ele.
Johnson Co. – Iowa City – Horn Ele.
North Liberty – Van Allen Ele.
Osceola Co. – Sibley – Sibley-Ocheyedan Ele.
Ringgold Co. – Mount Ayr – Mount Ayr Ele.
Story Co. – Nevada – Central Ele. ?
Warren Co. – New Virginia – I35 School
Poll Question
Questions?
Suzy Wilson, RD, LD
I-WALK Project Coordinator
IA Department of Public Health
[email protected]
515-725-2673
515-491-3418 (cell)
Thank you!