THE [HEALTHY] CITY
Integrating Healthcare into the Fabric of Oakland, CA
THE [HEALTHY] CITY TEAM UC Berkeley | Public Health, City Planning, Landscape Architecture
VINCENT AGOE SARAH SKENAZY MCP|MPH [Santa Cruz]
MCP|MLA [Los Angeles]
MARK WESSELS SERENA LOUSICH MLA [New Zealand]
MLA [Boston]
DEREK LAZO MLA [Los Angeles]
THE HEALTH GAP [OAKLAND, CA]
HIGH INCIDENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASE DIABETES
LIFE EXPECTANCY MEDIAN INCOME OAKLAND HILLS
KAISER MEDICAL CAMPUS LIFE EXPECTANCY MEDIAN INCOME WEST OAKLAND
73 YRS $41K
83 YRS $129K
OBESITY CHRONIC ASTHMA HEART DISEASE
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OAKLAND
ALAMEDA
SAN FRANCISCO
OAKLAND
SAN LEANDRO PALO ALTO SAN JOSE
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U.S. HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT [HIGH COST + POOR OUTCOMES] trillion annual healthcare spending
of health outcomes
THE PILOT SITE [OAKLAND]
KAISER CAMPUS
MOSSWOOD PARK
THE PILOT PROJECT [KAISER - MOSSWOOD ACTIVE LOOP] Pilot Implementation:
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• Improve connection between Mosswood Park and Kaiser Medical Campus • Create moments and opportunities to be active • Evaluate and iterate
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CATALOG OF INTERVENTIONS: Simple prototypes form activity nodes along the painted activity loop.
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KAISER-MOSSWOOD ACTIVE LOOP [ONE LOOP, MANY USERS] GATEWAY
CHALLENGE ZONE
BALANCE BEAMS
CLIMBING WAVES
PLAY ZONE
AMPHITHEATER
BIG SCALE
OUTDOOR DINING
WELL-BEING ZONE
REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY
GATEWAY
MOTION-SENSOR LIGHTING
100M RACE TRACK
TRAMPOLINES
GATEWAY
KAISER HEALTH CAMPUS
THE PILOT LOOP [METRICS OF SUCCESS] Individual + Community Health Behaviors
Use of Public Space Healthier People Equitable Access Qualitative Data Collection
Diversity of Users Neighborhood Residents Kaiser Patients + Staff Data Exchange and Dialogue
Community Ownership Improved Projects Better Health Outcomes
HEALTHY CITY BUILDING [EVIDENCE + ITERATION]
THE [DISTRICT] SCALE Targeted investment in public space: • Removes barriers to physical activity • Healthy eating • Social connectedness
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Connecting medical facilities with parks gives access to recreation and rehabilitation for patients, staff and neighbors.
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Greenspace Kaiser Medical Campus Walkable Mixed Use Neighborhood
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Connecting medical facilities with healthy food and walkable shopping district. Enabling healthy eating and community connection.
NATURE LOOP
Connection to natural areas such as urban creeks reduces stress and speeds healing.
THE HEALTHY CITY [OAKLAND, CA]
HIGH INCIDENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASE DIABETES
83 YRS
KAISER MEDICAL CAMPUS
73 YRS
OBESITY CHRONIC ASTHMA HEART DISEASE
PIEDMONT
Alta Bate Summit Medical Center
OAKLAND
Highland General Hospital
AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit Line Bay Area Rapid Transit Heavy Rail
ALAMEDA
1-mile Catchment Area Additional Healthcare Campuses
SAN LEANDRO
1 MILE
U.S. KAISER SERVICE AREAS [PILOT HEALTHY CITIES]
SPOKANE METRO AREA SEATTLE METRO AREA PORTLAND METRO AREA BALTIMORE METRO AREA
EUGENE METRO AREA DENVER METRO AREA
WASHINGTON DC METRO AREA RICHMOND METRO AREA
SAN DIEGO METRO AREA
SAN FRANCISCO / BAY AREA
LOS ANGELES METRO AREA
ATLANTA METRO AREA
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1. INVEST IN HEALTHY INFRASTRUCTURE: BETTER MASS TRANSIT BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREETS WALKABLE MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOODS MORE ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SPACE
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2. INTEGRATE HEALTHCARE WITH COMMUNITY
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