Kids on the Move: Enhancing Active Transportation Safety for Children

Houston’s infrastructure poses a number of challenges to children’s safety. How can we establish a safe and active transportation culture for children in the greater Houston area?

At this event, Dr. Zoabe Hafeez, a Baker nonresident fellow and associate professor of pediatric hospital medicine at UTHealth Houston, discussed hotspots for child pedestrian and bicyclist injuries in Houston. During this presentation, an analysis was unveiled, featuring a top three list to spotlight the most high-risk transportation neighborhoods in the city. Following Hafeez’s presentation, Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia delivered a keynote address on the crucial importance of safe transportation for our children. Panelists delved into three critical areas: the inherent health benefits of safe and active transportation, urgent infrastructure needs in Houston, and effective policy solutions.

This event was eligible for 3.0 CM from the American Planning Association.

This event was sponsored by the Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences.

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Agenda

8:30 am	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am	Introduction Rola El-Serag, M.D. L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy and Director, Center for Health and Biosciences, Baker Institute
9:05 am	Presentation Zoabe Hafeez, M.D. Nonresident Fellow, Baker Institute; Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UTHealth Houston
9:30 am	Keynote Presentation Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia
10:00 am	Break
10:05 am	Panel I — Health Benefits of Active Transportation Moderated by: Mary E. Aitken, MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital (CMHH); Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Robert Sanborn, Ed. D. President & CEO, Children at Risk Deborah Salvo, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Kinesiology & Health Education Director, People, Health & Place Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin
10:50 am	Panel II — Infrastructure Solutions: Small and Quick vs. Big and Slow Moderated by: Zoabe Hafeez, M.D., Nonresident Fellow, Baker Institute; Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UTHealth Houston James Keener Engineering Specialist, Texas Department of Transportation Ryan M. LeVasseur Founding Principal, LeVass Ventures LLC Parul Pillai Built Environment Program Manager, Harris County Public Health
11:35 am	Break
11:45 am	Panel III — Legislative Opportunities and Policy Options Moderated by: Sandra McKay, M.D., FAAP, Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy, Baker Institute Sallie Alcorn Houston City Council Member, At-Large Position 5 Peter Eccles, AICP Director of Policy and Planning, LINK Houston Joe Cutrufo Director of Bike Houston
12:25 pm	Closing Remarks Zoabe Hafeez, M.D. Nonresident Fellow, Baker Institute; Associate Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UTHealth Houston
12:30 pm	Adjourn