Developing Core Capabilities for Local Health Departments to Engage in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making for Active Transportation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop a core set of capabilities and tasks for local health departments (LHDs) to engage in land use and transportation policy processes that promote active transportation.

Design

We conducted a 3-phase modified Delphi study from 2015 to 2017.

Setting

We recruited a multidisciplinary national expert panel for key informant interviews by telephone and completion of a 2-step online validation process.

Participants

The panel consisted of 58 individuals with expertise in local transportation and policy processes, as well as experience in cross-sector collaboration with public health. Participants represented the disciplines of land use planning, transportation/public works, public health, municipal administration, and active transportation advocacy a

SUBMITTER: Lemon SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684222 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep/Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature