Smart growth e-newsletter advocates for public health prevention

As I go about getting a better sense of how public health is connected to land use decisions, I noticed that there is very little mention about the health benefits of smart growth.  DC The StreetsBlog e-newsletter about the kick-off of work on the transportation bill did notmention health benefits.  While I am making an effort to get up to speed on the topic, very few in my field are.  There is a lot of technical material we must know to do our work.  So hats off to Lehigh Valley's Crossroads smart growth e-newsletter for discussing prevention.

 

Suggestion: Provide a set of stock sentences about the links between health and transportation.  I don't think the average person or professional and think of that connection when they come across a sentence such as 'public transit is key to attracting econmic development opportunities, mitigating climate change, and improving health. '  I understand the first two items in that series, but am at a loss about the reference to health.

 

Here is the link to the Crossroads e-newsletter.

http://renewlv.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/public-health-is-prevention...

Tags: MATCH, Obama, health_reform, healthy_communities, obesity, pedestrian-friendly, prevention, public_health, public_transportation, smart_growth, More…sustainable_communities, transportation

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Permalink Reply by Marisel Brown on March 3, 2010 at 6:30pm
Your obeservation must have been heard all the way to Seattle. An active transportation advocate, healthcare executive, and urban planning professor submitted an op-ed piece that discusses the implementation of a local transportation plan in the context of healthcare reform. It hits some aspects of your suggestion.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011226980_guest02aye...

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