Making Healthy Places
Can we design and build places that are beneficial to people’s physical, mental, and emotional health, while also advancing equity and protecting the health of the planet? Yes!
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#ForewordFriday: Biodiversity and Human Health
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On January 31st, 2020
What are the implications of biodiversity loss for human health? Read the introduction and Chapter 1 of Biodiversity and Human Health, available for free in e-book format!
Protecting people from chemical hazards—another EPA failure in the making
By Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp / On December 12th, 2019
Under new EPA guidelines, we cannot expect that future chemical reviews will be credible and adequate.
Kevin Walker Webinar with HERO on The Grand Food Bargain
By Jen Hawse / On May 9th, 2019
Two full lifetimes ago consuming more calories was always welcome, taste was secondary, and having enough food defined everyday life. Nowadays, the opposite holds true: our society is awash in calories and individuals expect their food to satisfy personal tastes and lifestyle preferences. Finding ways to turn out more food created new possibilities and made living easier. Yet, while we have been busy changing food, food has been changing us in unexpected and unforeseen ways.
#ForewordFriday: The Mindless Drive for More
By Chidinma Onuoha / On April 19th, 2019
Kevin Walker offers an insightful perspective on the consequences of America’s modern food system.
The Grand Food Bargain: A Conversation with Kevin Walker
By Jada Mosley / On March 25th, 2019
In this conversation, Kevin D. Walker answers the question: What is the grand food bargain?
Book Trailer: Nourished Planet
Dan Barber, Executive Chef and Co-Owner of Blue Hill, discusses the importance of Nourished Planet in this one minute book trailer.
Local Empowerment: A Q&A with Suzanne Bohan
By Katharine Sucher / On May 3rd, 2018
In Twenty Years of Life, award-winning health journalist Suzanne Bohan shows that it’s not a lack of medical care or poor lifestyle choices behind much of the ill health and shortened lives in impoverished communities, but a dearth of political power. She illustrates why the most effective solution for improving health actually hinges on preventing disease in the first place.
#ForewordFriday: How Neighborhoods Kill
By Katharine Sucher / On April 20th, 2018
In Twenty Years of Life, award-winning health journalist Suzanne Bohan exposes the disturbing flip side of the American dream: your health is largely determined by your zip code. The strain of living in a poor neighborhood, with sub-par schools, lack of parks, fear of violence, few to no healthy food options, and the stress of unpaid bills is literally taking years off people’s lives.
Fixing Our Broken Water Cycle
Sandra Postel and Abbie Gascho Landis discussed the health of our water cycle and how we can recognize and address human impact on water’s natural rhythms.