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!
Public Health
Vaccines for Meningitis B: Why it took so long
By Emily Monosson / On December 13th, 2017
This blog originally appeared on Emily Monosson's blog and is reposted here with permission.
Here's What Cities Confronting the Lead Water Crisis Can Do
By Brenda Coley, Kirsten Shead / On October 30th, 2017
Milwaukee aspires to be a global leader in managing water resources. The first step is to make sure its own water is safe to drink
WATCH: Healthy Cities in an Era of Climate Change
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 20th, 2016
Many of the actions we must take to mitigate climate change-reducing fossil fuel use offer significant benefits for public health.
The Myth That Coal Is Cheap
By Gary Cohen / On August 23rd, 2016
Its health and other societal costs are staggering. Phasing out coal-fired power plants would be good for the country.
Terrorism is Americans’ #1 concern. We have bigger problems
By Denise Fairchild / On January 21st, 2016
Tuesday night—in his final State of the Union address—President Obama asked us to face the future with hope, not fear.
He spoke to a nation that has grown increasingly fearful: Since Obama’s last address, terrorism has emerged as Americans’ No. 1 concern, edging out perennial worries about the economy and jobs.