Design Lab #12 (Birmingham, AL)

Birmingham, Alabama :: May 5 - 7, 2010

Meeting Goals

  1. Learn about Jefferson County’s determinants of obesity work in their community, as well as the history of the civil rights movement in Birmingham.
  2. Explore civil rights and social justice as they relate to the PLACE MATTERS Initiative.
  3. Explore various civic engagement strategies that may be applied to teams’ PLACE MATTERS work.
  4. Engage in team exercises to identify specific policies impacted by certain social determinants of health in each community, and develop civic engagement strategies to address them.
  5. Network with colleagues participating in PLACE MATTERS.
  6. Provide a safe place to brainstorm new and innovative approaches.

 

FOR DL12 LOGISTICS DETAILS, CLICK HERE. Registration is now closed.

 

Design Lab Documents

  1. Agenda At-A-Glance
  2. DL12 Concept Paper
  3. Civic Engagement Workshop Exercise
  4. Civic Engagement Resources

 

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