A community’s general plan can go a long way toward creating healthier neighborhoods – increasing opportunities to buy fresh foods, making it easier to walk and bike throughout the day, reducing crime and pollution, and more.

The process of getting health-promoting policies into a general plan can seem daunting. But city planners, health department staff, local advocates, and others all have a role to play – and this planning process offers a critical opportunity to shape local development patterns for decades into the future. Funded by The Health Trust and informed by an evaluation of public health advocacy in 3 Bay Area communities, this roadmap highlights roles and strategies for key players to consider along the way.

You can download our four-page guide or just the step-by-step map below.