Boise’s Idaho Plan4Health Coalition is committed to improving Vista neighborhood residents’access to healthy food options as well as revitalizing the community. The Idaho Plan4Health Coalition used a mix of data collection approaches to build a truer picture of the neighborhood than might typically be possible. The results of this neighborhood food assessment, availale in the project summary below, incorporated data from key informant interviews, a neighborhood survey, demographic analysis, and observations from being on the ground within the neighborhood. Using data and resident feedback, a strategic action plan was created to promote healthy lifestyles through healthy eating.
Project Summary Success Story: April 2016 Success Story: September 2015 Mini-Webinar
Food Assessment Toolkit Recommendations and Data Toolkit
Podcast: Listen to APA Idaho Chapter President Darren Fluke to learn more about the Plan4Health project in Vista.
Videos:
Introductory Vista Food Assessment Project Description with Mark Siemon Energize Our Neighborhood Overview
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Coalition Partners:
The American Planning Association’s Planning and Community Health Center has partnered with the American Public Health Association at the national level. This key partnership ensures that the conversations, lessons learned, and experiences of towns and cities across the country are part of the national agenda to prevent chronic diseases.
