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The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America. A report by Policylink and Prevention Institute provides a guide to how healthy, equitable transportation policies can improve the quality of life for everyone, and in particular for vulnerable communities. It builds on the research and analysis of experts working at the intersection of transportation, equity, and public health. http://www.convergencepartnership.org/atf/cf/%7B245a9b44-6ded-4abd-a392-ae583809e350%7D/TRANSPORTATIONRX.PDF

Green Equity Toolkit: Standards and Strategies for Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity in the Green Economy. From the Applied Research Center, a resource to help community organizations, public agencies and individuals maximize and share the benefits of green economy jobs. The Toolkit includes Principles, Goals, Outcomes, Strategies, Success Indicators and Examples for making race, gender and economic equity a priority in green-collar job creation. In the months ahead, the Toolkit will be supplemented by Case Studies and a Model Policy Bank.
http://www.arc.org/greenjobs

Community engagement tools. The interactive Kellogg Leadership for Community Change (KLCC) has launched Knowledge Well, a website intended to help engage both youth and adults to affect real, long lasting change in their communities. The website includes tool kits, activities, and discussion forums. http://www.theinnovationcenter.org/

Reshaping our Communities, Reclaiming Our Health: African Americans Define Strategies for Healthy Kids and Healthy Neighborhoods. The result of a meeting of 47 researchers, policy-makers and leaders from community-based organizations, professional associations and businesses, this report provides first steps toward solving the childhood obesity crisis in African-American communities, . http://www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org/images/stories/lhc_aa_strategies_doc_for_the_web1.pdf

Workbook for promoting health equity. This workbook from the CDC is for community-based organizations, public health practitioners, and community health partners seeking to create health equity by addressing the social determinants of health. http://www.cdc.gov/NCCDPHP/DACH/chaps/library/health_disparities.htm

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November 2009