Organization Delaware Greenways, the Environment and Policy Committee of Delaware's Coalition for Healthy Eating and Active Living, Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Public Health
The Fort DuPont Master Planning and Feasibility Analysis began in October 2012 with the aim of determining the best future use of the underutilized 450-acre site owned/managed by the State. The adoption of a final master plan for the Fort DuPont complex will set the direction for future development of the site; however, the plan leaves many important and potentially health-impacting details to future decisions. Both the recommended site master plan and subsequent decisions were and continue to be targets of the HIA, which was completed in June 2013.
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.
Active transportation, Bridges and roads, Parks and green spaces, Land-use planning, Long-range planning, Public transit, Redevelopment
Drivers of health:
Access to healthy food, Access to services/medical care, Diet and physical activity, Safe and accessible active transportation routes, Safe and affordable parks and recreational facilities, Safe and affordable public transit, Safe street infrastructure
Affected populations:
Chronic health conditions, Economically disadvantaged
Community types:
Urban
Research methods:
Literature review, Qualitative research, Quantitative research
