The Land Use Planning Awareness (LUPA) pilot project, created by the Riverside University Health System-Public Health (formerly known as the County of Riverside Department of Public Health) is intended to increase awareness about the inherent relationship between planning and public health.
The LUPA acronym also means “magnifying glass” in Spanish. This tool is sometimes needed to help us see the unapparent and discover new perspectives. Understanding our built environment and discovering what our community is made out of sometimes requires a lupa: Planning is our lupa.
LUPA is connected to the Healthy Riverside County Initiative and is intended to be a valuable tool towards achieving Riverside County CEO’s mission to “improve health and promote livable communities.”
This youth engagement model is geared to prepare high school students in the use of critical thinking skills that can help them collaborate with other stakeholders working on improving community health.
A core aspect of LUPA is to connect the complex- and sometimes abstract- practice of land use planning with actual opportunities to improve the youth's overall environment.
LUPA offers an opportunity to expose students to the planning profession so that they may consider pursuing a higher education degree in planning or related fields.
We are grateful for the great support we have received from various organizations, individuals and students who have contributed to the initial success of this endeavor. This pilot project IS made possible through a grant by The California Endowment and is propelled by the Building Healthy Communities-Eastern Coachella Valley Collaborative.
In 2015, the California Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Inland Empire Section recognized the LUPA project with two Awards of Excellence.
The LUPA acronym also means “magnifying glass” in Spanish. This tool is sometimes needed to help us see the unapparent and discover new perspectives. Understanding our built environment and discovering what our community is made out of sometimes requires a lupa: Planning is our lupa.
LUPA is connected to the Healthy Riverside County Initiative and is intended to be a valuable tool towards achieving Riverside County CEO’s mission to “improve health and promote livable communities.”
This youth engagement model is geared to prepare high school students in the use of critical thinking skills that can help them collaborate with other stakeholders working on improving community health.
A core aspect of LUPA is to connect the complex- and sometimes abstract- practice of land use planning with actual opportunities to improve the youth's overall environment.
LUPA offers an opportunity to expose students to the planning profession so that they may consider pursuing a higher education degree in planning or related fields.
We are grateful for the great support we have received from various organizations, individuals and students who have contributed to the initial success of this endeavor. This pilot project IS made possible through a grant by The California Endowment and is propelled by the Building Healthy Communities-Eastern Coachella Valley Collaborative.
In 2015, the California Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Inland Empire Section recognized the LUPA project with two Awards of Excellence.