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Health Sustainability Element2
Health Sustainability Element2
Health Sustainability Element2
GOAL 2
Walkable and Bikable
Community to Promote Healthy
Living. A community that
encourages physical activity
with close and convenient land
uses that are connected with
safe and efficient
transportation systems.
“About 4 thousand participated
in the annual ‘Walk to School’
events [an annual event] in
Sanger in 2014.”
STRATEGIES
2.1 Encourage Alternative Transportation. Promote and support transportation
decisions that encourage the use of public transit, bicycles, and walking as
alternatives to driving and as a means of increasing levels of physical activity.
(Implemented by: HS 11, HS 12, HS 13, LU 6, LU 14, CIR 4, CIR 5, CIR 11, CIR 20, CIR
21, POS 1, POS 6)
2.2 Encourage Children to Walk and Bike. Work with school districts to encourage
students to walk and bike to school. Prioritize pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle safety
around schools.
(Implemented by: HS 13, CIR 2)
2.3 Balance Transportation Needs. Balance the needs of pedestrians and cyclists with
those of motor vehicles in decisions about the transportation network.
(Implemented by: HS 11, HS 12, HS 13, LU6, LU 14, CIR 21)
2.4 Enhance Recreation and Exercise in Neighborhoods. Enhance existing
neighborhoods to create safe and attractive places for recreation and exercise.
Promote parks, trails, and open spaces, and green spaces within and around new and
existing neighborhoods.
(Implemented by: HS 12, LU6, LU14, CIR 21, POS 1)
2.5 Design for Healthy Lifestyles. Work with public and private civic institutions to
incorporate healthy public spaces into significant development projects and planning
efforts throughout the City.
(Implemented by: HS 12, LU6, LU14, CIR 4, POS 1)
General Plan Update 9
GOAL 3
Social Well-Being and Equity.
Access to service and planning
for people first with an
emphasis on mental health,
social health, access to
affordable housing, and have
compatible land uses.
“Sanger is a great community, it
is a Hispanic community.”
STRATEGIES
3.1 Complete Neighborhoods. Create complete neighborhoods with access to range of
day-to-day goods and services within walking distance, including medical facilities,
community services, youth programs, and employment opportunities and to increase
the sense of social cohesion among residents.
(Implemented by: HS 1, HS 2, HS 4, HS 9, HS 10, HS 11, HS 15, HS 16, HS 21, LU 1, LU
3, LU 5, LU 15, CIR 1, CIR 11, CIR 21, SAF 9, SAF 11, SAF 24, POS 1, POS 4, POS 10, POS
21, POS 23, POS 28, POS 29, HCR 2, HCR 6, HCR 8, HCR 9, HCR 10, HCR 11, HCR 17,
HCR 19, HCR 20, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 25, ECON 1, ECON 8, ECON 15, HOU 2, HOU 6,
HOU 7, HOU 10, HOU 15)
3.2 Health Equity. Promote health equity, including equal access to health facilities,
goods, services, and economic and educational opportunities, helping to ensure
wellbeing for residents of all ages, abilities and incomes.
(Implemented by: HS 3, HS 5, HS 6, HS 7, HS 8, HS 14, HS 28, HS 29, LU 15, CIR 4, SAF
23, POS 20)
3.3 Culturally Responsive Social Services. Promote culturally responsive social services
in Sanger through policies, services, and programs to meet diverse needs in the
community for seniors, youth, non-English speakers, special needs resident and any
residents experiencing cultural isolation or social inclusion.
(Implemented by: HS 16, LU 3, CIR 8, SAF 11, SAF 24, POS 2, HCR 10, HCR 23, ECON
15, HOU 6, HOU 7, HOU 9)
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GOAL 4
Healthy Community Design. A
community where both the
physical and the natural
environment can co-exist
sustainably.
Champions for Change
expressed interest in seeing
vacant and underutilized areas
throughout the City being put
to better use in ways that will
serve all members of the
community.
STRATEGIES
4.1 Require Green Building Practices. Regulate energy and resource efficient building
practices in all substantial development projects.
(Implemented by: HS 16, HS 17, HS 18, HS 23, HS 25, HS 31, HS 32)
4.2 Encourage Resource-Efficient Landscaping. Require drought-tolerant and native
landscaping for all substantial public projects.
(Implemented by: HS 19)
4.3 Prioritize Infill Development. Select vacant or underutilized parcels for uses that are
affordable and accessible to all incomes.
(Implemented by: HS 15)
4.4 Provide Neighborhood-Serving Retail. Promote local serving retail and public
amenities within walking distance in residential neighborhoods of all incomes.
(Implemented by: HS 21, LU 5)
General Plan Update 11
GOAL 5
Heat Resilient Community.
A community prepared and resilient to
increasing temperatures and extreme
heat events.
Temperatures in urban areas are
typically higher than less urbanized
areas because pavement and building
materials retain heat (Imhoff et al.,
2010). In the daytime, urban areas
average 1-6° F higher than rural areas,
while nighttime temperatures can be
as much as 22º F higher as the heat is
gradually released from buildings and
pavement (U.S. EPA, 2008)
STRATEGIES
5.1 Increase Urban Vegetation. Encourage urban vegetation such as trees, parks,
gardens and green roofs to shade buildings, pavement, and other dark surfaces.
(Implemented by: HS 4, HS 20)
5.2 Educate Public of Extreme Heat Conditions. Notify public of extreme heat health
concerns to properly adapt and preserve public health.
(Implemented by: HS 29)
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GOAL 6
Healthy Air Quality.
A community dedicated to improve
air quality and reduce air
pollution.
“Improving air quality in the
central valley requires a collective
effort from all of our local
communities.”
-Heather Heinks, San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control
District.
STRATEGIES
6.1 Broadcast Air Quality Health Warnings. Inform the community on days when air
quality is in poor condition to preserve public health.
(Implemented by: HS 28)
6.2 Promote Renewable and Efficient Energy. Move toward cleaner energy sources such
as renewable energy production and energy efficient developments to decrease air
pollution and GHG emissions.
(Implemented by: HS 17, HS 18, HS 19, HS 23, HS 24, HS 25, POS 36)
6.3 Promote Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Increase awareness and opportunities for
alternative fuel vehicles to decrease air pollution and GHG emissions.
(Implemented by: HS 26, HS 27)
General Plan Update 13
GOAL 7
Safe and Reliable Water
Resources. Safe and sustainable
water quality and availability to
protect human health and natural
ecosystems.
“The City relies solely on
groundwater for its water
supply.”
STRATEGIES
7.1 Groundwater Management. Adopt local plans to manage available water resources
and account for long-term community needs.
(Implemented by: HS 22, HS 30, HS, 31, HS 32, POS 30, POS 34, POS 35)
7.2 Increase Water Resource Awareness. Raise awareness about water conservation
practices through educational campaigns.
(Implemented by: HS 22, HS 30, HS 31, HS 32, POS 30, POS 34, POS 35)
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IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES
The following implementation measures strive to achieve the health and sustainability goals
for a healthier community. The collaboration of community members, grass root
organizations, and the City will help keep the cost low to implement the following
measures.
HS 1 Farmer’s Markets
Facilitate weekly farmers’ markets that allows for local X
farmers and businesses to sell their foods to the community.
HS 4 Community Gardens
Establish a program for the creation and maintenance of X
community gardens.
HS 7 Cooking Classes
Work with the Fresno County Public Health Agency (PHA) to
offer community and school cooking classes with healthy X
and local foods and offer incentives for healthy restaurants
to teach the classes.
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HS 8 Healthy Advertising
Create standards for marketing strategies of healthy foods
X
that are especially targeted for children and adolescents
with the Fresno County Public Health Agency (PHA).
HS 9 Recreational Leagues
Organize recreational leagues for all ages in coordination X
with community service organizations.
HS 11 Transit Stops
Require safe and direct pedestrian connections to transit
X
stops for all new development and public infrastructure
projects.
HS 12 Exercise Circuit
Work with interested community members to plan and
develop an exercise circuit that connects and takes X
advantage of existing parks, creeks, and other pedestrian
infrastructure.
HS 27 EV Incentives
Incentivize residential and public developments to pre-wire X
for electric vehicle charging equipment.
HS 30 Greywater Irrigation
Adopt standards for use of greywater in new and existing X
development.
HS 31 LID Ordinance
Develop a low impact development (LID) ordinance to limit X
storm water run off and facilitate groundwater recharge.