Statewide inventory of health-related Town Plan Language
Last updated: 4/14/2023 The resource aggregates sample health-related policy language from adopted town plans across the state, organized by topic area. If you know of…
Topic: Healthy Town Community/Culture
Template: Smoke-Free Town-Owned Parks, Beaches, and Recreational Areas, VT
Policy Template for Smoke-free Municipal-Owned Parks, Beaches and Recreational Areas, from the VT Department of Health Tobacco Control Program
Municipal Introduction to Recovery-Friendly Communities
Recovery-friendly communities make it easier for people to stay sober if they are in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. An RFC would consider the…
Creating Healthy Environments for Youth – Town Checklist, VT
This is an assessment tool for towns to see where the town currently stands with in-place youth protective factors, including zoning, town ordinances, health chapters…
Link: Vermont Healthy Community Design Resource
LINK “This guide is for health professionals, planners and anyone seeking to make their community a place that supports active living and healthy eating. People…
Vermont Agency of Transportation and Vermont Department of Health – Best and Innovative Practices, VT
LINK Health in All Policies recognizes that health is determined not only by genetics, health care, and individual behaviors but by a complex set of…
Supporting Healthy Communities: What Can Towns Do?, VT
By providing a subset of tools and actionable strategies, this guide attempts to encourage both planning and health promotion efforts to address the environmental factors…
Link: Vermont Municipal Regulation of Alcohol and Tobacco and Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising, VT
Link: https://www.ccrpcvt.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VLCT-CCRPC-Study-11-21-FINAL.pdf This report provides an analysis of available authority under Vermont law to regulate alcohol and tobacco at the municipal level and provide specific…
Example goals, policies, and recommendations for Town Plans by health topic – from TRORC Vermont town plans
This document contains a list of example goals, policies, and recommendations to use in town plans. The examples are sorted by the following topics: active…
Template: Town Plan Health Chapter, VT
Guide for Municipal Planning Commissions wishing to incorporate health-related language into their town plans Tags: health care, healthy food, healthy homes, environmental quality, substance misuse…
Preventing Youth Substance Misuse, VT
A community planning toolkit created by Healthy Lamoille Valley – a coalition of community organizations and individuals working collaboratively to reduce youth substance misuse and…
Template: Town Smokefree Policy, VT
A template for towns to restrict public use of tobacco, tobacco substitutes, and marijuana/cannabis
Zoning signage regulations, Windsor, VT
Zoning for signage regulations Tags: Signs, advertising and marketing, sign standards, cannabis retail
Zoning Drug and Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments, Weathersfield, VT
Cannabis and tobacco zoning Tags: buffer zone, retail
A primer on planning for prevention, VT
Any community member interested in prevention planning and addressing substance misuse may find creative ways to utilize the ideas presented in this primer.
Link: The Planner’s Playbook: A community-centered approach to improving health & equity
LINK The playbook guides the planning process by: Discussing how to avoid pitfalls in the conventional planning process that may create or perpetuate disparities; Explaining…