Now showing on PBS public television stations throughout the United States:
A provocative new 4-hour series, "Designing Healthy Communities." Host/Narrator Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, looks at the impact our built environment has on key public health indices – obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, cancer and depression. Dr. Jackson connects bad community design with burgeoning health costs, then analyzes and illustrates what citizens are doing about this urgent crisis by looking upstream for innovative solutions.
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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:*New* Designing Healthy Communities’ first Town Hall Meeting on April 30, 2013Designing Healthy Communities promotional videoEpisode 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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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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August 6, 2011 / Design
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August 6, 2011 / Transportation
Boulder is one of the largest biking communities in America. Watch how they started this city wide initiative towards a healthier and more enjoyable transportation option.
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August 5, 2011 / Design
Good design and construction improves the usefulness, quality, and beauty of where we live. It can save precious resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy efficiency. And it can go one step further: It can promote and preserve health and human well-being. A century ago, it was clear that health depended on physical environments. It was intuitively obvious (and later scientifically documented) that living in dark, poorly ventilated, crowded housing increased the risk of “consumption” (tuberculosis) and other diseases. [...]
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August 5, 2011 / People
Two years ago, a tropical storm hit my home in Central Florida. I was fortunate that it weakened to a tropical depression by the time it came to my area, and it did little more than pour heavily for a night knocking out the power for the next day. That day, without cable, air conditioning, or computers, I rode my bike around my neighborhood. Many people were outside on the sidewalks and streets, more so than I had ever [...]
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August 5, 2011 / Food
Community workers, public health officials and urban planners are increasingly concerned about declining levels of physical and psychological health of city dwellers. The reasons behind this alarming trend are complex. Much of the blame is being leveled at factors such as car dependency, long commuter distances, polluted and unsafe environments – all of which make it difficult to undertake the physical exercise needed to combat many serious diseases. Poor nutrition – particularly over consumption of high density foods – is [...]
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May 4, 2011 / People
Check out Alek Milller’s presentation on how health and the build environment influence mobility for older adults.
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April 27, 2011 / Food
Mandela Market Place, a non-profit organization in the heart of West Oakland, brings fresh produce and foods to the community in need.
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January 25, 2011 / Health
Sponsored by CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (www.cdc.gov/nceh/), this project examines how zoning laws can encourage the availability of nutritious food and limit the proliferation of food that can be harmful.
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November 5, 2010 / People
The future generation is in danger. They are being harmed by our factories, our freeways, our food deserts, and our poorly built environment. Watch how Syracuse, NY strives to make a difference.
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October 26, 2010 / Health
The obesity measure has been rising at an alarming rate for the past 35 years. Just how over weight are Americans today? This dynamic animated map illustrates the recent timeline of America’s rampant obesity epidemic.
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