A | 07.16 A 7.5-mile creek-side trail will pass behind one of the hospitals. A bridge provides connections across the creek to the 440-acre Burden Museum and Gardens, a nature preserve owned by Louisiana State University. 66 HCDmagazine.com 07.16 updates and design guidelines to ensure that each new development contributes positively to the public realm and community character. The district nonprofit will coordinate growth, facilitating the sharing of costly new facilities such as parking decks and utility infrastructure between institutions. Implementation is already underway. With public Confronting an epidemic Another defining characteristic of the BRHD is its location in the "Diabetes Belt," a cluster of 644 counties in mostly southern states with the highest rates of the disease, which are correlated with rates of obesity. This epidemic of preventable disease costs the Baton Rouge community $1.5 billion per year in healthcare spending. The district partners saw the need to collaborate to effectively manage and prevent diabetes in the popu- support for the master plan, the city-parish was able to fast track a $23 million complete street project that will improve traffic flow along two of the district's most congested corridors by 2019. Long-term infrastructure improvements will increase street connectivity, making it easier for everyone to get out of the car. Smaller block sizes are also intended to lation. They are seeking to establish the Baton Rouge Diabetes and Obesity Center (BRDOC), a community resource that empowers people who have or are at risk of developing diabetes and obesity to take control of their health. The center will provide prescription-based services to patients including one-stop-shop specialty care, PERKINS+WILL promote mixed-use redevelopment between the anchor campuses. A web-based dashboard will enable BRHD stakeholders to track progress on districtwide projects and eventually match this progress to increases in healthy behaviors such as walking and biking among district users.http://www.carstens.com http://www.carstens.com http://www.HCDmagazine.com