Active Living and Well-being

Community Element

  • GOAL CM-3: Active Living and Well-being
    Promote the health and wellness of all Santa Ana residents.
  • Policy CM-3.1
    Supporting Health Services
    Collaborate with and provide support to organizations engaged in improving public health and wellness, expanding access to affordable quality health care, and providing medical services for all segments of the community. Encourage greater emphasis on expanding or improving health services to underserved areas and populations.
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  • Policy CM-3.2
    Healthy Neighborhoods
    Continue to support the creation of healthy neighborhoods by addressing public safety, land use conflicts, hazardous soil contamination, incompatible uses, and maintaining building code standards.
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  • Policy CM-3.3
    Healthy Residential Programs
    Invest in programs and public improvements that educate residents about opportunities to increase their physical activity and improve their health, especially in environmental justice communities with higher risk of negative public health outcomes.
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  • Policy CM-3.4
    Safe Mobility
    Promote the overall safety of multimodal streets by developing local and regional programs that educate and inform motorists of nonmotorized roadway users.
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  • Policy CM-3.5
    Community Spaces
    Encourage positive community interactions and neighborhood pride to create secure communities and promote safe public spaces.
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  • Policy CM-3.6
    Healthy Options
    Promote access to affordable, fresh, and healthy food options citywide through efforts such as community gardens, culinary classes, and neighborhood farmers markets.
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  • Policy CM-3.7
    Active Lifestyles
    Support programs that promote sports, fitness, walking, biking and active lifestyles.
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  • Policy CM-3.8
    Underutilized Spaces
    Repurpose underutilized spaces and City-owned vacant land as a strategy to improve community health and increase the number and accessibility of opportunities for health and recreation activities. Prioritize the redevelopment of such sites within environmental justice area boundaries and other areas underserved by parks and recreation opportunities.
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  • Policy CM-3.9
    Prevention
    Coordinate with the County Health Care Agency to promote healthier communities through education, prevention, intervention programs, and other activities that address the root causes of health disparities and inequities in Santa Ana.
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  • Policy CM-3.10
    Public Health
    Explore the feasibility of establishing a City Public Health Department with a focus on enhancing local health care access and delivery of health services in the City.
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Open Space Element

  • Policy OS-1.6
    Park Access and Connectivity
    Create a Safe Routes to Parks program that establishes and enhances access to existing and new parks and recreation facilities through safe walking, bicycling, and transit routes.
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  • Policy OS-2.1
    Recreation Variety
    Provide a variety of recreation facilities and activities to meet the diverse needs of the community. Consider needs for indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, as well as traditional and trending activities.
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  • Policy OS-2.2
    Healthy Parks and Public Spaces
    Invest in and activate parks, recreation facilities and greenspace to support active lifestyles, mental health, youth development, lifelong learning and environmental health benefits that support individual and community wellbeing.
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  • Policy OS-2.3
    Active Lifestyles
    Invest in parks, trails and programs that support sports, fitness, active transportation, and active lifestyles.
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  • Policy OS-2.6
    Connections to Nature
    Design and develop parks, greenspace, and trail corridors to support community respite, wellness, and the mental health benefits found in connections to nature.
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  • Policy OS-2.14
    ADA Accessibility
    Design new and renovate existing parks, recreation facilities, and trails to provide access to residents of varying abilities, including people with special needs.
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Land Use Element

  • Policy LU-3.9
    Noxious, Hazardous, Dangerous, and Polluting Uses
    Improve the health of residents, students, and workers by limiting the impacts of construction activities and operation of noxious, hazardous, dangerous, and polluting uses that are in close proximity to sensitive receptors, with priority given to discontinuing such uses within environmental justice area boundaries.
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  • Policy LU-4.8
    Community Partnerships
    Collaborate with property owners, community organizations, and other local stakeholders to identify opportunities for additional open space and community services, such as community gardens and gathering places.
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Housing Element

  • Policy HE-1.3
    Complete Neighborhoods
    Improve neighborhood quality by locating or providing access to complementary services and public facilities, including the integration of community gardens and access to healthy food options in neighborhoods.
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  • Policy HE-1.4
    Healthy Neighborhoods
    Create and maintain parks and open spaces; plant trees, green parkways, and medians; support access to healthy food options; and maintain a continuous pattern of pathways that encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
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