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Episode 1: Retrofitting Suburbia

December 14, 2011 / Design, DHC

Dr. Richard Jackson MD MPH, investigates the link between our nation’s obesity and Type 2 Diabetes epidemic with urban sprawl fueled by car dependency. To prevent disease through better urban planning, Boulder, CO redesigns the city to make bicycles a safe alternative transportation. Related Topics or Episodes:The American Way of Unhealthful LivingEpisode 2: Rebuilding Places of the HeartEpisode 3: Social Policy in ConcreteEpisode 4: Searching for Shangri LaDesigning Healthy Communities – Companion BookDesigning Healthy Communities Complete DVD Series

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Episode 2: Rebuilding Places of the Heart

December 14, 2011 / DHC, Health

Parents and children under seige. When U.S. industry and manufacturing collapsed or went elsewhere, cities like Elgin, IL, and Syracuse, NY, (like many communities in the United States) were left with the task of redefining themselves for a new paradigm. Leading the way to a greener, more sustainable Elgin is a group of high school students. Related Topics or Episodes:The American Way of Unhealthful LivingEpisode 1: Retrofitting Suburbia Episode 3: Social Policy in ConcreteEpisode 4: Searching for Shangri LaDesigning [...]

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Episode 3: Social Policy in Concrete

December 14, 2011 / DHC, People

Dr. Jackson believes it is every citizen’s right to live in a clean, healthy environment. This isn’t the case for many low-income neighborhoods, built near big transportation hubs and struggling industrial cities like Oakland, CA and Detroit, MI. We meet a morbidly obese grandmother struggling to raise seven grandchildren, all of whom have asthma as a result of living near the Port of Oakland. The city of Detroit resembles an abandoned war zone. Yet, hope blossoms in both. Related [...]

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Episode 4: Searching for Shangri La

December 13, 2011 / DHC, People

Dr. Jackson searches past and present America for healthy, sustainable communities of all sizes and shapes that can serve as models for the rest of the nation. His journey takes him to Roseto, PA, Prairie Crossing, IL, New York City, Charleston, SC, and the forgotten 1960s urban renewal project of Lafayette Park in Detroit, MI, the brainchild of 4 men, including visionary architect, Mies van der Rohe. Related Topics or Episodes:The American Way of Unhealthful LivingEpisode 1: Retrofitting Suburbia Episode 2: Rebuilding Places [...]

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Designing Healthy Communities – Companion Book

December 11, 2011 / Design, DHC

The Companion book to the “Designing Healthy Communities” video series highlights how we design the built environment, and its potential for addressing and preventing many of the nation’s devastating childhood and adult health concerns. Related Topics or Episodes:The American Way of Unhealthful LivingEpisode 1: Retrofitting Suburbia Episode 2: Rebuilding Places of the HeartEpisode 3: Social Policy in ConcreteEpisode 4: Searching for Shangri LaDesigning Healthy Communities Complete DVD Series

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Designing Healthy Communities Complete DVD Series

December 1, 2011 / Design, DHC

A provocative and challenging new 4-hour public television series (2012), Designing Healthy Communities, hosted by celebrated author and teacher Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, is now available on this special DVD set. Related Topics or Episodes:The American Way of Unhealthful LivingEpisode 1: Retrofitting Suburbia Episode 2: Rebuilding Places of the HeartEpisode 3: Social Policy in ConcreteEpisode 4: Searching for Shangri LaDesigning Healthy Communities – Companion Book

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Occupational Chemical Exposure Linked to Parkinson’s

November 29, 2011 / Health

A study involving twins shows new evidence that on-the-job exposure to chemical solvents raises the risk of Parkinson’s disease.Researchers analyzed the occupational histories of twins in which one twin developed the neurodegenerative disorder, and assessed that twin’s likelihood of exposure to six chemicals previously linked to Parkinson’s.Of the six chemicals investigated, researchers concluded that two common chemical solvents, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PERC), are significantly linked to development of this disease.Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder caused by the loss [...]

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Dr. Jackson speaks at the Annenberg Beach House

November 2, 2011 / Health, Richard Jackson, M.D. | Our Host

Dr. Jackson gives a brief talk about the effects of the built environment on health at the Annenberg Beach House, Santa Monica, California. Related Topics or Episodes:No Related Posts

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Atlanta Beltline

August 6, 2011 / Design

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Dr. Jackson on the cost of Diabetes

August 6, 2011 / Health, Richard Jackson, M.D. | Our Host

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Dr. Richard Jackson on the effects of Diesel

August 6, 2011 / Richard Jackson, M.D. | Our Host, Transportation

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Dr. Richard Jackson on Zoning Laws

August 6, 2011 / Design, Richard Jackson, M.D. | Our Host

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