Watch: 'Planning and Health in the Time of COVID-19'

Listen in as planners discuss the response of the profession to the coronavirus pandemic in California.

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April 9, 2020, 8:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


On April 1 2020, APA California - Northern CA Section and Planners4Health hosted the virtual forum above "to provide a space for planners across the state to share short- and long-term response and resilience strategies, pose questions, and request support." 

The virtual forum includes the following speakers:

  • Josh Abrams, Baird + Driskell Community Planning 
  • Beth Altshuler Muñoz, MPH, MCP, Consultant 
  • Diana Benitez, Rami+Associates 
  • Julia Lave Johnston, President, APA California 
  • Miguel A. Vazquez, AICP, RUHS-Public Health

Thursday, April 2, 2020 in APA California via YouTube

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