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More Livable San Mateo County: Report-Out

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Report-Out   A 45-minute discussion followed immediately after by Dr. Richard Jackson's presentation on the damaging effects of the built environment. The result of the 35 small works groups identified more than 50 actions that can be taken by the community and individually to improve San Mateo County’s livability.  Below is a sampling of actions that can be taken to improve San Mateo County's livability. Please click here to read all of the ideas given.   Do you have ideas about what we, as members of the community of San Mateo County, can do to address the issues described by Dr. Jackson? Physical Education in School Affordable after school programs that include more sports options Varying school-related activities to accommodate kids with less physical abilities Fitness testing should be required Walk the kids to school Consumerism Better consumer education e.g. labels on food products Parent education Include health topics in schools Healthy foods for students @ schools Giving alternative food options for families Improve nutrition at schools Grocery/Farmer’s Markets Support local merchants Patronizing farmers’ markets Support local agriculture Land Use/Planning     More cooperation between cities and counties in affordable housing and land use More mixed use neighborhoods City planning to make roads pedestrian/biker friendly Create town squares Improving outdoor space for activities in each neighborhood Affordable housing Improved bike lanes More outdoor volleyball setups Access to Transit/Housing Encourage development along transportation corridors Public transport system – limited. Look @ “scooter” in San Carlos as a model – transportation for seniors (had conducted surveys in Redwood City ) Transportation should be free to encourage getting out of our automobile Gardens     Gardening as a way to get kids out Schools can include farm-to-school programming in their wellness policies Green areas in communities More resources in to parks & recreation Varying park types Community outreach     Use local media to enlist local/community efforts ↑ participation by community More publicity to community Laws regarding advertising on children’s TV Learn from other counties “best practices” Education/School Participation   Each school district develop a “wellness” policy Nutrition education mandatory in schools Floating (registered dietician) nutritionist for schools More allocation to prevention Restrict junk food in school and home County Partnerships     Business community to work towards promoting healthy foods/products Community sponsor walking days Cities establish health committee/task force to look at these issues Community events serve healthy food grown locally Community service opportunities as a way to get kids out Challenge each city to run a meeting like this one today Community wide cleanups      Next Steps...