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Bright Spot Light the District: Community-designed strategies for a safer community Bernadette Hardy, BA Tatiana Falcn Rodrguez, MPH Background & Context Quick Facts: 61% Latinx/Hispanic 7% Native American


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Bright Spot
 Light the District:
 Community-designed strategies for a safer community


Bernadette Hardy, BA Tatiana Falcón Rodríguez, MPH

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Background & Context

Quick Facts:

  • 61% Latinx/Hispanic
  • 7% Native American
  • Median household

income below state average.

  • Foreign-born population

percentage above state average.

  • Renting percentage

above state average.

  • House age above state

average.

  • Primary Care Health

Professional Shortage Area

  • Densely populated &

car/transit-dependent

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Light the District started with walks around the neighborhood…

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…and the reality of having one

  • f the most dangerous

intersections for pedestrians in New Mexico

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…streets with inconsistent lighting

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…and uneven sidewalks with dangerous hazards.

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We recruited an Advisory Board made of decision-makers and

  • ther individuals capable of

supporting the work by removing institutional and political barriers.

  • We gathered data about health
  • utcomes and crime and created

a map highlighting concentrated problems.

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Then hosted an ACTION LAB

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To develop creative ways to address our larger goal of increasing walking in the International District by addressing safety…

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…and those strategies moved us forward

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We worked together towards increasing safety building on the community’s strengths.

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  • Action Lab ideas put

into work

  • Series of actions that

lasted about 100-150 days

  • Designed with main

goal in mind

  • Plan, Do, Study, Act
  • Evaluate & re-evaluate

We designed a SPRINT!

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The Sprint! Included 1) the installation

  • f solar-powered lights,
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2) neighborhood mapping and assessment,

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3) walking audits with the community,

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4) And finally, through a large community-wide event to celebrate the neighborhood!

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Which eventually led to us leading the way to host ABQ CiQlovía in the ID. Focusing on celebrating the neighborhood but also showing examples of adequate pedestrian and bike infrastructure.

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Questions?

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For additional information

Bernadette Hardy, BA

Co-Coordinator International District Healthy Communities Coalition (IDHCC) hardy_bernadette@yahoo.com

  • Tatiana Falcón Rodriguez, MPH

Community Health Manager Center for Community Health Presbyterian Healthcare Services tfalconro@phs.org