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Build Unity

Goal 1: Implement Strategies to Eliminate Racism and Other
Forms of Discrimination and to Advance Unity in Arlington
Objective 4: Address Health and Wellness Disparities
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
BU Healthy Communities Initiative Project Completion Planning & Development Services
1.4.1 (HCI)
Summary:

Estimated Actual
The idea of Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) will bring Milestones Completion Completion
together stakeholders and support cross-sector solutions Award received Jan. 2023 Jan. 2023
that promote economic mobility and improved public Meet with UTA partners Jan. 2023 Feb. 2023
health outcomes. We have already reached out to the
Brainstorm programs Feb. 2023 Ongoing
University’s Sustainability Director, and she is excited
Gather information on Feb. 2023 Ongoing
about this partnership with UT-Arlington. We have also
joined the North Texas Food Policy Alliance that could OOS projects
provide us more insights on what other cities are doing in Receive Grant Fund Mar. 2023 Mar. 2023
terms of making healthy food choices accessible to all in Hiring Interns/ students May 2023 Nov. 2023
Develop webpage Apr. 2023 Ongoing
their communities. Our own Health Services team could
be very instrumental in this endeavor. The City has content
recently provided financial incentives to bring the Taste Make Healthy May 2023 May 2023
Community restaurant to Arlington in walking distance Connections webpage
from UT-Arlington and Downtown. The Downtown live
Arlington Management Corporation (DAMC) is also Going Forward Meeting June 2023 June 2023
excited about this venture. with UTA Partners
Investigate Walkable Sept. 2023 May 31,
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, through its 2023 Routes 2024
Childhood Obesity Prevention/Environmental Health and UTA Community Partner Oct. 2023 Oct. 2023
Sustainability Award program, aims to support programs Conference
that engage community members and promote or Report on Sidewalk Oct. 2023 May 31,
stimulate behavior change, in the categories of a) Conditions 2024
childhood obesity prevention, b) environmental health Create and publish safe Jan. 2024 May 31,
and sustainability or c) a hybrid of both. The City (with walks maps 2024
UTA as partner) is the recipient of the $50,000 second Report out to US Mar. 2024 May 31,
place award. Conference of Mayors 2024

The award application stemmed from Unity Council’s The focus of this $50,000 award are the residents of East
health and wellness concerns regarding dissemination of and Central Arlington, the areas hit hardest by access to
health and wellness information and providing healthy healthy food choices, higher obesity rates, food deserts,
living opportunities for Arlington’s residents. The resulting food swamps, and by lack of accessibility to safe places for
program will serve to disseminate information for existing walking and biking.
healthy initiatives programs in the Arlington area, tailoring
programs for children, while facilitating and encouraging Update:
safe outlets for exercise for adults and children alike. This Staff provided the report out to the U.S. Conference of
initiative, as awarded, has two main priorities: Mayors on May 31, 2024. The project is complete.
dissemination of information and encourage walkability.

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