Health Impact AssessmentHealth Impact AssessmentCoffelt- Lamoreaux Public Housing Redevelopment

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Brian SwantonGorman & Co, Inc.

Debarati “Mimi” Majumdar Narayan, PhDCatalyze Research and Consulting

Gloria MunozHousing Authority of Maricopa County

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d Redevelopment of 296 units and their surrounding complex at the Coffelt-Lamoreaux Public Housing

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Identif harms and benefits of potential

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• Park in disrepair• Park play equipment not to code

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• Site aged and in disrepair• Inadequate shade/lighting on site• Site teeming with rodents and stray dogs

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1. Install well-insulated HVAC systems.ns2. Replace doors and windows. 3. Use high quality, energy efficient appliances. 4. Increase # of bathrooms to 2 for 3 & 4 bedroom units.at

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5. Install adequate lighting on the exterior wall of units.6. Install a porous fencing on front & back of each unit. 7 Introduce parking in close proximity to units nd

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9. Rebuild irrigation system to afford the use of SRP water. 10. Improve lighting throughout site by ensuring that all

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where adjacent to industrial uses bordering the housing. 12. Design site to provide effective water drainage system com

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1. Install well-insulated HVAC systems.ns2. Replace doors and windows.3. Use high quality, energy efficient appliances. 4. Increase # of bathrooms to 2 for 3 & 4 bedroom units.at

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5. Install adequate lighting on the exterior wall of units.6. Install a porous fencing on front & back of each unit. 7 Introduce parking in close proximity to units nd

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9. Rebuild irrigation system to afford the use of SRP water.10. Improve lighting throughout site by ensuring that all

lights are dawn-to-dusk lights in good working condition. mm

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where adjacent to industrial uses bordering the housing. 12. Design site to provide effective water drainage system com

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ns1. Complete streets for street adjacent to housing property.2 Repairs and improvements on streets within the propertyat

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2. Repairs and improvements on streets within the property.3. Introduce healthy food options: community garden,

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4. Upgrade/repair existing park. 5. Control the population of dogs and vermin by involving

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6. Communication between Housing Authority, developer and Coffelt residents about redevelopment process.

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• being fully engaged as action researchers and • being fully engaged as action researchers and decision-makers, residents felt empowered

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brought together an unprecedented cooperation between several city and county departments (still continues)

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• county Health Department, LISC Phoenix, local CDC and residents invested in monitoring plan

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CDC and residents invested in monitoring plan

To learn more about the Coffelt-Lamoreaux Public Housing Redevelopment HIA and a case study of the HIA, visit:http://www.lisc.org/phoenix/news & resources/publications.php

ces http://www.lisc.org/phoenix/news_&_resources/publications.php

orhttp://www.healthimpactproject.org/hia/us/coffelt-lamoreaux-public housing d

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http://www.healthimpactproject.org/resources/the-coffelt-case

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Debarati “Mimi” Majumdar Narayan, PhDDirector of Research and StrategiesDirector of Research and StrategiesCatalyze Research and Consulting miminarayan@catalyzeresearch.com

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