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Environment, Energy and Transportation Program

Promoting Health through Planning and Design

Audio from the National Health Policy Meeting
Hilton Charlotte and Towers 8:00 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, December 1, 2000 


December 2000

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Following are audio clips from the Promoting Health through Planning and Design pre-conference that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 1, 2000. The pre-conference focused on:

  • Demonstrating the connection between health and built environment, emphasizing how planning policies can have tangible impacts on human health and well-being.
  • Providing examples of successful models and policies of healthy communities.
  • Exploring the indicators of healthy communities.

Reassessing values of ecology, economy and equity in developing healthy communities.


 Overview

 

Moderator: Delegate James Hubbard, Maryland

Tyler Norris, President, Community Initiatives, Boulder, Colorado
Powerpoint Presentation


Impacts of Sprawl

Howard Frumkin, M.D., Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Larry Morandi, Group Director, Environment, Energy and Transportation, NCSL


Healthy Cities - Prescriptions and Successes

Nate Bowman, Bowman Development Group, Huntersville, North Carolina Examples
Richard Killingsworth, Health Scientist, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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