Preventing Chronic Health Conditions through Activity-Friendly Community Design

Dates: April 17, 2025
Meets: Th from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
 Location: Belgrade Community Library
Cost:  $0.00

There are still openings remaining at this time.

Date Day Time
04/17/2025Thursday6 PM to 7:30 PM

This presentation will explore how the design of our towns and neighborhoods can help community members stay healthy. As Gallatin County grows, creating places where people can walk, bike and obtain healthy food is important. Ms. MacFarlane, a research associate at Montana State University's Western Transportation Institute (WTI), will provide an overview of relevant local health statistics, prevention efforts and work that WTI and other community partners do to promote a healthier transportation system. The discussion will include how land use and transportation planning can lead to healthier communities by helping prevent diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. Join us to learn how we can build a healthier future together!

Refreshments at 5:30 p.m.

This collaborative community event is presented by OLLI at MSU and the Belgrade Community Library, with sponsorship by the Belgrade Community Library Foundation, and is free and open to the public. Advance registration is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome.

Please note that the Belgrade Community Library is in a new location: 205 E Main Street; located in Lewis & Clark Park.

Fee:  $0.00

Belgrade Community Library

205 E Main Street
Belgrade, MT 59714
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Jennifer MacFarlane

Jennifer MacFarlane is a research associate at MSU's Western Transportation Institute. As part of the Mobility and Public Transportation Team, she studies how public health and transportation work together, especially to help people be more active and stay safe at all ages. She has nearly 20 years of experience working in public health, creating and implementing programs to help people have opportunities to make healthier choices. Her prior experience covers many areas, including preventing chronic diseases, tobacco control, protecting people from blood-borne pathogens and HIV prevention, family planning and helping young people grow and succeed. She has led groups to bring positive changes to communities and helped influence public health policies. MacFarlane focuses on turning her research into real-world solutions that benefit community members, leaders, and professionals.