Integrating Planning and Public Health: Tools and Strategies to Create Healthy Places (Planning Advisory Service Report)
By Unknown Author.
Description
Is the form of American cities to blame for the shape of Americans? With obesity rates climbing ever higher, planners are reconsidering how the built environment affects public health—not only obesity, but also asthma, cardiovascular disease, water quality, air pollution, pedestrian safety, and mental health.Integrating Planning and Public Health (PAS Report 539/540) examines collaborations between planners and public health professionals committed to building healthy communities. It outlines the five strategic points of intervention at which planners and public health professionals c...
ISBN(s)
1932364358, 9781932364354
