Neighborhood Assessment: Pasadena Study Area Implementation Projects May 14, 2013
WHY WE NEED A CHANGE • 1 in 3 children (33%) are overweight or obese • 44% of kids at Kruse Elementary and 58% of kids at Gardens Elementary are overweight or obese • 1 in 3 children born in 2000 will develop diabetes Our children’s generation is the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. But we can change this!
OUR FOCUS Childhood obesity is caused by many factors – We are focused on two of them Healthy Food Options • How can we help make more healthy food options available in neighborhoods? • How do we increase peoples’ ability to access more affordable, healthy food options? Active Lifestyles • How do we help children and adolescents get 1 hour or more of physical activity each day? • How do we make sure there is access to quality parks and places to play and be active?
FOOD ACCESS: WHAT WE’VE LEARNED • 62% of respondents travel between 1 to 5 miles to get groceries • Wal-Mart, Kroger, Sellers Bros. and Food Town within 2 miles of Kruse and Gardens • Price and nutrition are the main concerns for families when buying food • 42% of restaurants are fast-food restaurants “Healthy food is more expensive and it goes bad so much quicker.”
FOOD ACCESS: WHAT WE’VE LEARNED • Parents are the main person responsible for the health of their children • 61% of respondents eat most meals at home • Schools are also responsible for helping to keep kids healthy “Kids have the option [in the school cafeteria] to grab the fruit, the vegetables and some kids don’t do that…Sometimes it’s also the parents that don’t give [the kids] that or show them what they’re supposed to eat…”
Store Availability Nearby Cost Variety Strategies to Improve Healthy Quality Culture Eating Knowledge Time Transportation
FOOD ACCESS: RECOMMENDATIONS Establish a parent health committee at each • school Availability • Engage more parents in the School Health Advisor Council • Adopt a Healthy Restaurant Designation program • Advocate for a Healthy Food Financing program to promote healthier foods in convenience stores, Cost especially near schools • Start a community garden at each school • Provide cooking and nutrition education classes for parents in English and Spanish – affordable, healthy recipes – modeling healthy behavior Knowledge Advocate for changes in the Farm Bill to lower the • cost of healthy foods
MAKING NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER FOR ACTIVE LIVING Provide Provide a Create a Provide Create an somewhere route to get feeling of separation interesting to go there safety from traffic environment More Walkable
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: BUILT ENVIRONMENT • 94% of respondents are concerned or very concerned about childhood obesity in the Pasadena Community • 16% of respondents children typically walk or bike to school • 67% of respondents walk or bike around their neighborhood less than 2 times per week
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: BUILT ENVIRONMENT Percent of Respondents that Agree or Strongly Agree (Pasadena) I would walk or bike 10 minutes to get 75% somewhere if I felt I could do it safely I feel very comfortable walking and biking 49% in my neighborhood Neighborhood parks, trails, and open 39% spaces are close The neighborhood has a lot of sidewalks 36% in good condition There are many destinations within a 10 36% minute walk from my house Good walking & biking connections to 33% parks, trails, and open spaces The neighborhood has a lot of bike routes 21% in good condition I would feel comfortable letting a child 15% walk or bike alone in my neighborhood
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: BUILT ENVIRONMENT What Barriers would you like to see to addressed before you would feel comfortable letting a child walk or bike to school? 59 Safety / fear of crime 49 High traffic volumes / speeds 45 Intersections / roadways that are difficult to cross Not enough walking / biking paths 42 35 Lack of adequate lighting 30 Poor quality of walking / biking paths 27 Lack of shade / trees Too far to walk / bike in a reasonable amount of time 26 24 Weather or climate 17 Poor air quality 15 No place to lock up / park bikes 8 I already feel comforable letting a child walk or bike Other (please specify) 6
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: BUILT ENVIRONMENT Street Lighting Street Light Spacing 0-100 Feet 100-200 Feet >200 Feet
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: BUILT ENVIRONMENT Level of Interest Street Interest High level of street activity Mid level of street activity Low level of street activity
WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: BUILT ENVIRONMENT Sidewalk Condition Sidewalk Condition Wide sidewalk in excellent condition Sidewalk of standard width and in good condition Substandard sidewalk that is still usable Sidewalk is unusable or nonexistent
Built Environment RED BLUFF RANDALL DAVISON B E L M O N T WAFER C RICHEY Conceptual Plan O N N REX BROCKMAN O MCDONALD R PITTS POMEROY S A J R E HOWARD K D E T B O R B E L M O N T A W W E F M F I E T E P T J L L MCMASTERS E LIGHT COMPANY P I T T S R P I T T S JOHNSON CONRAD m e n t a R e d e v e l o p C i n e m PASADENA JENSEN CARMELLA WINONA H A W S BLACKWELL A HARGRAVE CHARLES N P A T D W A R E CARL A S 5 K R H 2 2 L S C LIGHT COMPANY S T O O E G T R N Y L T E V A EAGLE 2 5 R S H 2 S A G PASADENA G e P a r k O H e r i t a g M O N S DELTA POMONA W S I M R TILDEN S M H S P a s a d e n a A H U G N P L A Z A A N A V D R G V E A E E L R Y R L BROADWAY BROADWAY GILBERT BERNARD BROADWAY POMONA VINCE m e n t a r y K r u s e E l e O Y D B N G T O N OLIVE H U N T I r i a l P a r k M e m o ALICE K P A R BRYAN D O S E M E A R P A R K RICHARD FINFROCK TRICHELLE I T A K E R W H Z a v a l a M S GLENN A S D e T H O M GARFIELD LAKIN COWAN BEARLE O N WAFER J A C K S MARSHALL TAYLOR POLK JAMES GRIFFIN PENDLETON MUNGER SCOTT NORMAN HAMILTON A L E D O A K D LAIRD G N CENTER A I R D A O L P SPOONER M COMMUNITY RAYMOND R A D KANSAS R R E E L L DON I ROSS K E M SEYMOUR A TEXAS C T C COLEMAN SEYMOUR T JOHNSON H R ALVIN WEST A A E TRICHELLE R N C R D L E O N A N L D HANKAMER E E CRUSE A R S W L THOMAS W RICHEY L A A HARROP L L THOMAS T SULLIVAN E WITTER R THOMAS ELM PASADENA D WILLOW SAVANNAH CAMILLE P N O W A W I L L THERESA A C T R E V R IMBER PALMETTO G N I I V C NELL MARVICK LIVE OAK T WILLIAMS R AZALEA I K E A n t a r y E FINFROCK d e n s E l e m e R G a r L T N O S R O L E B HARRIS M A P R F U A MAPLE R I N K CHARLES E KAY S C E N T E C R E H A R R I S C A C T U S MICHAEL R I S KERRY H A R MAIN GORE HERBERT FRANCIS JENKINS S N A T C H E Z DAVIS P O PASADENA TOWN O BEVERLY N COMAL E LEORA R e M a l l T o w n S q u a r TUPELO Y A U P O N N C A L V I WHEELER W E L L A I N E LAMESA S H A D O ELLSWORTH MOBILE WOODLOCK S T H A V E N E A SUNSET C i t y H a l l ELLAINE D U N H I L L A V ELLAINE H A R T N I N Z N R ALPHA E C E P E J C DOGWOOD HEMPSTEAD W a l m a r t B O MINERVA H E E Y H N C R N T C DENHAM S E LEE A BASTROP O R MIMOSA N LEE RUELLA JESSIE EFFIE B MARGUERITE CHEROKEE E T BLAKE R E T OAKS S O U T H M O Y HART BLAKE G E O R H O U S T O N G OAKS MIAMI E STRAWBERRY C B HOUSTON B I R D E I CASCADE B R D U C MARTHA A C RUELLA H MINERVA DADE H JESSIE R CURTIS E W BEUSCH A W F HOUSTON O N J F O A A O BRENDA I N E O N W O O D N L I E D D
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