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<br />9A <br />Page 14 <br /> <br />For more information on the Climate Showcase Communities Grant Program, visit: <br />htto:/Ieoa.aov/clea nenerav/enerav-oroarams/state.and-Iocal/showcase.html. <br /> <br />Registration Open for ILG Annual Conference Luncheon Symposium <br /> <br />The Institute for Local Government (ILG) will present its annual Luncheon Symposium at the <br />League's annual conference In San Jose on Sept. 17. "Local Leaders Creating Healthy <br />Neighborhoods for All" is the topic for this year's event. <br /> <br />Dr. Robert S. Ogilvie, program director of Planning for Healthy Places at Public Health Law & <br />Policy, will speak about ways that cities can use planning, economic development, and <br />redevelopment tools to create healthier neighborhoods. <br /> <br />The symposium presentation will be followed by an afternoon WOrkshop on "Local Strategies for <br />Creating Healthy Communities." Both the symposium and the workshop are being organized by <br />ILG's Healthy Neighborhoods Project. <br /> <br />Local leadership related to neighborhood planning and development can have a profound <br />influence on publiC health. <br /> <br />The connection between health and the environment present both challenges and opportunities <br />for community leaders and residents including: <br /> <br />. More than 50 percent of Californians do not meet recommended guidelines for physical <br />activity. Better community planning and design can help make walking, biking and other <br />forms of physical activity a regular part of daily life for residents of all ages and backgrounds. <br />For example, building parks within walking distance increases the likelihood that people will <br />exercise by 25 percent. <br /> <br />. On average, California neighborhoods have four times more fast food restaurants than <br />grocery or produce stores. Communities that increase access to healthier foods enjoy lower <br />rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other serious nutrition-related health conditions <br />according to a number of scientific studies. <br /> <br />Please visit www.cacities.oralevents to register online, or contact Carmen Pereira for information <br />at (916) 658-8208 or coereiraai>.ca-i1o.ora. <br /> <br />ILG is the nonprofit research and education affiliate of the League of California Cities and the <br />California State Association of Counties. <br /> <br />7 <br />