News Archives and Corrections/Errors

General HDMT Advisory

The Healthy Development Measurement Tool (HDMT) is being developed through an ongoing, iterative process. Through this process, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is creating, revising and updating the website and associated products. If you’ve previously used HDMT data, please be aware that the data, development targets, policy and design strategies, standards, and other information currently on the website may be revised from what you previously reviewed.

To help viewers keep track of changes on the HDMT, SFDPH is providing:

  • News Archives (listed below) is an archive of all "recent news" items listed on the HDMT homepage. This archive is intended to help viewers track major updates or revisions to the website – for example, major revisions to the development checklist or the addition of new indicators.
  • HDMT Development Checklist Archive (listed below). As of November 2007, revisions to the HDMT Development Checklist will be noted in the bottom left corner of the .pdf document, as well as in the News Archives listed below. Specifically, minor revisions to the development checklist will be noted as Version 1.02, 1.03, etc. Major revisions will be noted as Version 2.01, 3.01, etc.
  • Corrections and Errors (listed below) is an archive of all corrected errors on the website occurring because of technological or human error.

Please make sure to check this page for any edits, updates or corrections if you are using the HDMT in an ongoing basis. Thank you!

News Archive

Below is an archive of all "recent news" items listed on the HDMT homepage. This archive is intended to help viewers track major updates or revisions to the website – for example, major revisions to the development checklist or the addition of new indicators. Each listing includes the date and the update made.

2009/10/16 -- Denver Adaptation of HDMT

The Denver Housing Authority has sponsored a project to customize the Healthy Development Measurement Tool for use in Denver, CO. The customized Denver HDMT has been adapted to reflect conditions, data, and initiatives specific to Denver, as well as coordination with metrics such as LEED-ND and SSI (Sustainable Sites Initiative). The Denver HDMT will then be applied to the South Lincoln Homes Redevelopment project, currently in planning stages. This 15 acre site in the historic La Alma/ Lincoln Park neighborhood will be redeveloped into a mixed-income, mixed-use Transit Oriented Development (TOD), and represents a rather unique opportunity for leveraging public and private investment. To learn more, contact Erin Christensen at Mithun.

2009/10/11 -- HDMT Website and Data Revision Complete

We recently completed an extensive update to HDMT website content, including to the majority of indicators and data, development targets and checklist, and neighborhood profiles. Thank you for your patience as we completed this update. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

2009/09/30 -- HDMT Training Announcement – October 29, 2009

SFDPH is excited to announce an upcoming training for the Healthy Development Measurement Tool on October 29, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. The training will provide an introduction to the HDMT and website, demonstrate how HDMT indicators and data can be used, illustrate how HDMT development targets can be applied to land use projects, and help consider the ways that the HDMT framework and content is relevant to your work.

Click here to download a training flyer and here to download the registration form.

2009/08/31 -- HDMT Website Revision – 9/1/09 – 10/9/09

Please note that between September 1 – October 9 (note 1 week extension), the HDMT will be undergoing a major revision to much of its content, including to indicators and data, development targets and checklist, and neighborhood profiles.

*HDMT content will be changing daily.* For those of you interested in using the HDMT during this period, we recommend contacting us to assess how content may change and how that may affect your work.

2008/12/16 -- HDMT Training Announcement – February 4, 2009

SFDPH is excited to announce an upcoming training for the Healthy Development Measurement Tool on February 4, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. The training will provide an introduction to the HDMT, demonstrate how indicators and data can be used, illustrate how development targets can be applied to land use projects, and help consider the ways that the HDMT framework and content is relevant to your work. For more information, download a training flyer and registration form.

2008/11/04 -- Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans Final Evaluation and Report Addendum Released

The Final Report documenting our evaluation of the Eastern Neighborhood Area Plans using the HDMT is now available. The Final report includes an Addendum describing progress on the Area Plans since our initial evaluation (published in December 2007). Click here to download the October 2008 Final Report "Impacts on Community Health of Area Plans for the Mission, East SoMa, and Potrero Hill / Showplace Square: An Application of the Healthy Development Measurement Tool".

2008/05/27 -- HDMT Website and Data Revision Complete

We recently completed an extensive update to HDMT website content, including to indicators and data, development targets and checklist, and neighborhood profiles. In addition, we added a "Tool Instructions" section to the website to better explain how the HDMT can be applied. Thank you for your patience as we completed this update.

2008/03/19 -- HDMT Website Revision - 4/1/08 - 5/23/08 (note one week extension)

Please note that between April 1 - May 23 (one week extension from original completion date), the HDMT will be undergoing a major revision to much of its content, including to indicators and data, development targets and checklist, and neighborhood profiles.
*HDMT content will be changing daily.* For those of you interested in using the HDMT during this period, we recommend contacting us to assess how content may change and how that may affect your work.

2008/02/10 -- IMPORTANT UPDATE

The public draft of our community health assessment of the Eastern Neighborhood Area Plans using San Francisco's Healthy Development Measurement Tool is now available. Click here to download the report "Impacts on Community Health of Area Plans for the Mission, East SoMa, and Potrero Hill / Showplace Square: An Application of the Healthy Development Measurement Tool".

2008/02/09 -- Bernal Heights Preschool Community Health Assessment Released

We conducted a Community Health Assessment of the Bernal Heights neighborhood using indicators and data from the HDMT. This report is being used to inform decision-making related to the choice between three potential future locations of the Bernal Heights Preschool. Download the Community Health Assessment: Bernal Heights Preschool.

2007/11/04 -- HDMT Checklist Revised!

Based on a pilot application of the HDMT Development Checklist, we have revised some of the development targets to be more specific and detailed. These are currently being updated throughout the website. In the meantime, please use this pdf for the most updated development targets.

2007/09/25 -- The HDMT Development Checklist launched!

This "checklist" format of the HDMT can be more routinely and easily applied to development projects by community organizations, developers and other stakeholders. Click here to access the checklist.

2007/08/27 -- HDMT Pilot Application Released!!!!

We are excited to release our first pilot application of the HDMT to the Executive Park Subarea Plan. Please visit the Case Studies page to obtain our findings or to see how the HDMT was applied to a land use development plan.

2007/06/15 -- Pilot study updates to indicators and development targets

The HDMT is currently being updated to reflect our pilot case study. Indicators and development targets are being revised and new data are being added. Please note that information may be out of order while the HDMT is being enhanced.

2007/03/26 -- The HDMT public release

We are pleased to announce the release of the Healthy Development Measurement Tool. Thank you for your interest in the Tool.

HDMT Development Checklist Archive

Please find below archived versions of the HDMT Development Checklist:

Corrections and Errors

Below are corrected errors on the website occurring because of technological or human error. Each listing includes the date the correction was posted, the section of the website edited, the problem that occurred and the date the correction was made.

2007/11/26 -- Indicator Page: SC.4.c: Street Tree Population

For Indicator SC.4.c: Street Tree Population, the number of street trees maintained by DPW in Districts 5,6,7,8,9,10 & 11 were accidentally moved down one row, meaning that the number of DPW maintained trees in District 6 was actually the correct number of DPW maintained trees in District 5. This error has been corrected.

2007/10/23 -- Neighborhood Profiles

Indicator PI.4.b "Designated federal, state, and city funding for the arts" on the Neighborhood Profiles stated the citywide total for arts spending was "$526,888,300.0". The actual amount was "$52,688,830.00". The amount was corrected on 10/23/07.

2007/10/15 -- Neighborhood Profiles

Data tables for indicators with more than one data table were transposed in the uploading process to the neighborhood profiles page. This only impacted the neighborhood profiles page and none of the other individual data pages. Specifically, on the neighborhood profiles pages, the following indicators had the citywide estimate for one indicator and the neighborhood specific estimates for another indicator (the second indicator is listed in parentheses). This error was corrected on 10/15/07.