introduced to the concept of walkability and the impact that environmental pollution can have on chronic diseases. It can be easy to observe issues within your own community, but what can be challenging is to assess and compare your community or local environment to others. In this discussion, you will select one of two tools with which to evaluate your local community on either pollution or walkability. Please visit the WalkscoreLinks to an external site. tool. Enter a county, city, or address you feel comfortable sharing. Click search On the left hand side of the screen there is a list of scores: Walk,. Transit, & Bike Score Below the walkscore is a brief description about this location. Walkability and bike-ability in a community has been tied to lower levels of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. A transition to more mixed use city planning, which would increase population density and reduce reliance on single occupancy vehicles has been one part of the puzzle to addressing the epidemic of chronic diseases associated with sedentary lifestyles. Share what you have found out about your selected community. How do the weekly readings align or not align with what you are observing? Classmate Responses: Each discussion board you will have the requirement to respond to at least 2 classmates as specifically detailed below. Classmate Response #1: Find a student who used the EPA screening tool. Compare your community indicator to what the student shared. How do both of these compare to national levels? Classmate Response #2: Find a student who used the Walkscore tool. Compare your community walkscores to what the student shared. Do you think this has an impact on diseases such as obesity or diabetes?
introduced to the concept of walkability and the impact that environmental pollution can have on chronic diseases. It can be easy to observe issues within your own community, but what can be challenging is to assess and compare your community or local environment to others. In this discussion, you will select one of two tools with which to evaluate your local community on either pollution or walkability.
- Please visit the WalkscoreLinks to an external site. tool.
- Enter a county, city, or address you feel comfortable sharing.
- Click search
- On the left hand side of the screen there is a list of scores: Walk,. Transit, & Bike Score
- Below the walkscore is a brief description about this location.
Walkability and bike-ability in a community has been tied to lower levels of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. A transition to more mixed use city planning, which would increase population density and reduce reliance on single occupancy vehicles has been one part of the puzzle to addressing the epidemic of chronic diseases associated with sedentary lifestyles. Share what you have found out about your selected community. How do the weekly readings align or not align with what you are observing?
Classmate Responses: Each discussion board you will have the requirement to respond to at least 2 classmates as specifically detailed below.
Classmate Response #1: Find a student who used the EPA screening tool. Compare your community indicator to what the student shared. How do both of these compare to national levels?
Classmate Response #2: Find a student who used the Walkscore tool. Compare your community walkscores to what the student shared. Do you think this has an impact on diseases such as obesity or diabetes?
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