Public Health

Mapping Transportation and Health in the United States

What is the relationship between car travel and health outcomes in the United States? Ariel Godwin and Anne Price challenge the claim that more time in the car decreases your health by looking at the impacts of education, income, and employment rates.

16 January 2012 - 10:00am

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What the Feds are Doing to Connect Housing Policy to Health Policy

NewPublicHealth recently published an interview with HUD’s Raphael Bostic on the nexus between Housing Policy and Public Health, and the steps the Feds are taking to improve people's health through housing.

13 February 2012 - 9:00am

New Public Health

Effort to Make NYC Streets Safer Paying Dividends

Jane E. Brody reports on the safety features New York City has instituted as part of an ambitious effort to completely re-engineer city streets.

8 February 2012 - 12:00pm

The New York Times

Mastering the Art of Stairway Persuasion

A new study shows that a friendly reminder of the health benefits of taking the stairs can cause a sustainable increase in their use, writes Jeannine Stein.

7 February 2012 - 10:00am

Los Angeles Times

How the Built Environment Became a Leading Cause of Death in the 21st Century

Writing for the Well blog, Jane Brody traces the direct link between 20th century development patterns and the leading causes of disease and death. Put simply, public health is the biggest challenge facing planners today.

1 February 2012 - 10:00am

The New York Times

The Threat of Poor Urban Design to Public Health

Scott Carlson profiles the work of Dr. Richard J. Jackson, chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA's School of Public Health, one of the leading voices calling for better urban design for the sake of good health.

23 January 2012 - 11:00am

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Why Infill Development May Be Bad for Your Health

A new study has created unexpected tensions between public health advocates and smart-growth-oriented urban planners.

12 January 2012 - 7:00am

California Watch

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Super-Healthy City Gets First McDonalds

Loma Linda, California has an average lifespan higher than most cities, and a significant population of vegetarians. Last week, the city council approved the first McDonald's in town. Will it have an impact on the community's health?

19 December 2011 - 1:00pm

The Los Angeles Times

The Intersection of Health and Urban Planning

In Vancouver, B.C., Trevor Hancock is helping the city make the connection between the built environment and the health of the citizens.

28 November 2011 - 11:00am

The Globe and Mail

Does Living in a Poor Neighborhood Harm Your Health?

A study conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the 1990s found that living in poor neighborhoods can actually hurt your health.

19 November 2011 - 11:00am

TheCityFix.com

Housing Crisis Making Americans Ill

A new survey from the American Journal of Public Health found that people who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments are more likely to be suffering from depression.

21 October 2011 - 2:00pm

The Wall St. Journal

Nature Essential to Counteract Modern Life

Richard Louv says we're drowning in a "sea of circuitry" and in desperate need to reconnect with greenery and nature in our living spaces to sooth our souls.

15 October 2011 - 11:00am

Citiwire.net

Healthy Travel Modes: Correlations, Causality and Caution

Driving makes people fatter and less healthy, right? Fanis Grammenos warns planners and urban designers that the answer is not so simple, and misusing the statistics will weaken effective debate.

13 October 2011 - 7:58am

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The Challenges of Housing Design for a Growing World

Today, October 3rd, is World Habitat Day. With climate change creating more dangerous living conditions and the world population expected to reach 8.2 billion by 2030, it will become increasingly important to improve the habitat of those living in poverty, says Tatiane de Jesus of ARCHIVE.

3 October 2011 - 11:34am

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Public Showers Improve Health

The village of Shamen, China lacks running water, and scarcity has created a lack of awareness of water health issues. A complex new bathhouse aims to curb health problems and create a gathering place in the process.

29 August 2011 - 6:00am

Fast Company

The Boon in British Cycling

A new report from the London School of Economics looks at the “cycling economy” that is taking the United Kingdom by storm and the economic benefits generated by individual cyclists.

25 August 2011 - 5:00am

TheCityFix.com

My Future City is Houston?

The BMW Guggenheim Lab has released an online urban planning game called "Urbanology," which asks a serious of questions to determine the type of city you think is the future.

22 August 2011 - 7:00am

TheCityFix.com

China's Road Safety Epidemic Attributed To Unskilled Drivers

With one third the number of cars on the road as U.S., China has at least twice the fatality rate. Most vehicles are designed in the West, and driven a similar amount. Road conditions as well as driver and pedestrian error are blamed for crashes.

27 July 2011 - 9:00am

The New York Times - Asia Pacific

Jane Jacobs Speaks

Kaid Benfield shares this video from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that includes audio and video of Jane Jacobs, a rarity.

23 July 2011 - 1:00pm

SustainableCitiesCollective

Sprawl On: Suburbs Top the Hierarchy of Healthy Places

A new finding by Univ. of Wisconsin Population Health Institute reveals that when the health variable is isolated, suburban living beats living in the city and in rural areas.

12 July 2011 - 2:00pm

The Wall Street Journal

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