At the time this article was written, Kate Rube, Maggie Veatch, Rachel Sacks, Megan Lent, Gail P. Goldstein, and Karen K. Lee were with the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY. Katy Huang is with the Division of Health Care Access and Improvement, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Am J Public Health. 2014 May;104(5):e10-8. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301863. Epub 2014 Mar 13.
Local health departments (LHDs) have a key role to play in developing built environment policies and programs to encourage physical activity and combat obesity and related chronic diseases. However, information to guide LHDs' effective engagement in this arena is lacking. During 2011-2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) facilitated a built environment peer mentoring program for 14 LHDs nationwide. Program objectives included supporting LHDs in their efforts to achieve built environment goals, offering examples from DOHMH's built environment work to guide LHDs, and building a healthy built environment learning network. We share lessons learned that can guide LHDs in developing successful healthy built environment agendas.
地方卫生部门（LHD）在制定鼓励身体活动和防治肥胖及相关慢性病的建筑环境政策和方案方面可发挥关键作用。然而，目前缺乏指导 LHD 有效参与这一领域的信息。在 2011-2012 年期间，纽约市卫生局（DOHMH）为全国 14 个地方卫生部门提供了一个建筑环境同行指导计划。该计划的目标包括支持 LHD 努力实现建筑环境目标，提供 DOHMH 建筑环境工作的实例来指导 LHD，并建立健康的建筑环境学习网络。我们分享了可指导 LHD 制定成功的健康建筑环境议程的经验教训。
