Organization Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Commute Options, Crook County Health Services, Warm Springs Tribe, Deschutes County Health Services
This project explored how a coordinated regional transit system might impact health disparities in the Central Oregon counties of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook. The HIA focused on impacts to health through opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy foods, health care services, and employment, as well as safety.
Commute Options presented at a meeting of the Central Oregon Area Commission on Transportation in July 2012.
The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.
Diet and physical activity, Access to services/medical care, Employment, Safe street infrastructure, Safe and accessible active transportation routes, Safe and affordable parks and recreational facilities
Affected populations:
Children, Economically disadvantaged, Older adults, Individuals with disabilities
