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City Of Chicago Case Study

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Unfortunately, I had to find someone else to speak with due to the fact that all my calls were not returned. I spoke with Bradley Roback at the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), City of Chicago. Bradley Roback is an Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Chicago. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences from Illinois State University and obtained his M.S., Master of Sciences, Public Service Management from Depaul University. His concentration is in Metropolitan Planning and Urban Affairs. Prior to his role at the DPD, he was the Director of Transportation Services with the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, located in East Hazel Crest, IL. Bradley's other interest include, creating …show more content…

Obviously this is a very large department that handles many different issues as they relate to the Chicago's planning and development. He started off by letting me know that his department does not have a childhood obesity plan so to speak, but that they work with other organizations to help combat the topic of childhood obesity. Specifically, the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children or CLOCC. CLOCC is an organization started by Lurie's Children Hospital (LCH) here in Chicago. LCH provides most of the funding for CLOCC. In 2011, the DPD received a $5.8 million grant from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help promote healthier food in Chicago. With this Grant, the DPD partnered with CLOCC and the Department of Public Health in order to come with a plan to promote healthier food. The plan known as Chicago's Food Plan and is titled "A Recipe for Healthy Places". The plan was developed in 2013 and addresses food and obesity, and how they relate. Chicago's Food Plan is divided up into six segments: Build Healthier Neighborhoods, Grow Food, Expand Healthy Food Enterprises, Strengthen the Food Safety Net, Serve Healthy Food and Beverages, and Improve eating Habits. Although they are in year 2 of this plan, Bradley couldn't say exactly when this plan would be complete. However Bradley did

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