Browsing by Author "Hartmann, Joseph"

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    Healthy Homes: Community Engagement for Healthy Mobile Home Communities
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Cowgill, Jono; Ferguson, Vince; Hartmann, Joseph; McGuire Brigl, Chloe
    This project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between Carver County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Carver County Public Health staff had identified health disparities among residents at the Riverview Terrace manufactured home park in Chaska, including lack of access to healthy food or safe opportunities for physical activity. Staff wanted to investigate other potential health concerns among residents of the manufactured home park, as well as inform them about Carver County’s Community Health Improvement Plan. The goal of this project was to develop a community engagement and public participation plan that would help build relationships between residents of Riverview Terrace and Carver County staff, and that would identify health priorities within the community. In collaboration with Carver County project lead Tami LaGow, a team of students in PA 5253: Designing Planning and Participation Processes, developed a community engagement plan with culturally appropriate interventions and communication strategies focused on community health and the Community Health Improvement Plan. The students' final report from the project is available.
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    Increasing Engagement with Communities of Color A Toolkit for Carver County Parks and Recreation
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2016-05-11) Demler, Chuck; Dickens, Kaela; Hartmann, Joseph; Nightingale, Laurel; Perano, Kalli
    This project outlines engagement strategies that will help Carver County Parks and Recreation to form relationships with a diverse range of community members, particularly communities of color and Latinos. Those relationships will open lines of communication for communities of color to communicate what their desires and needs are, which Parks and Recreation staff can work to address in a variety of ways. This two-way communication and collaboration between County staff and the community will ultimately lead to more equitable outcomes for all communities.
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    Increasing Engagement with Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Carver County Parks and Recreation
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Demler, Chuck; Dickens, Kaela; Hartmann, Joseph; Nightingale, Laurel; Perano, Kalli
    This project was completed as part of the 2015-2016 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with Carver County. In response to changing demographics in Carver County, the County Parks Department was looking for ways to increase engagement with and participation from communities of color in parks and recreation planning. The goal of this project was to develop specific strategies for the Parks Department to better reach communities of color. Carver County project lead Sam Pertz partnered with students in PA 8081: Participating in Policy and Planning Capstone Workshop, to create an engagement toolkit for Carver County Parks Department that included maps of current park usage, a list of contacts and entry points to better reach communities of color in Carver County, an example engagement process design, and engagement measurement tools. The students' final report and poster are available.
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    Rosemount Climate Adaptation
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Hartmann, Joseph; Rodrigo, Sashan; Kraetsch, Ashley
    This project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between the City of Rosemount and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). As more extreme weather incidents have ravaged the United States in recent years, many local governments are taking a closer look at just how resilient their communities are to the changing global climate. The goal of this project was to create a climate adaptation plan aimed at strengthening resilience to climatic impacts on built, natural, economic, and social systems. In collaboration with city project lead Jason Lindahl, a planner for the City of Rosemount, a team of students in PA 5242: Environmental Planning, Policy, and Decision-Making analyzed data from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Vulnerability Assessment and case studies of two different regions in the United States and made recommendations for how the City of Rosemount can use a vulnerability assessment to inform activities that improve the City’s adaptability in the face of climate change. A final report and presentation from the project are available.