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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Identifying The Interconnectedness Between Urban Form and Public Health Impact: An Evidence-Based Approach Toward A New Paradigm Of Prescriptive Planning And Design
2018.0: Sunday, December 11, 2005: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
CE Hours: 6 contact hours
Identifying The Interconnectedness Between Urban Form and Public Health Impact: An Evidence-Based Approach Toward A New Paradigm Of Prescriptive Planning And Design
Partnership:APHA Environment Section
Statement of Purpose and Institute Overview:
The purpose of this Institute is to connect the dots between conventional development in the built environment and adverse public health impact. It will discuss and propose evidence-based prescriptive solutions through effective master planning, sustainable architecture, alternative transportation modes and infrastructure development, and urban forestry. Research increasingly shows relationships between urban form, auto-dependence, physical inactivity, overweight, obesity and morbidity. Land-use mix, network connectivity, street design, site design, and appropriate residential and employment density have been found to be modifiable built environment factors that positively influence health and increase activity. Accessibility, neighborhood perception and aesthetics, and elements of safety have been identified as additional factors. The question to be addressed is what combinations of these factors can be packaged or prescribed in the planning and design process to reduce chronic disease outcomes associated with conventional design and development in the built environment. Over time, answers to these questions will lead to a new paradigm of prescriptive planning and design and have far reaching implications for public health practice and urban development.
8:00 AM - 8:30 AMIntroduction - Rosenblatt
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMMaster planning for health: A comprehensive planning approach to designing healthy communities - Dannenberg; Morris; Chen
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMGreen building, holistic design and health: A nexus between human well-being and natural systems - Herz, Bernheim, Pinero
12:00 PM - 1:30 PMLuncheon & Keynote: Identifying the interconnectedness between urban form and public health impact: An evidence-based approach toward prescriptive planning and design - TBA
1:30 PM - 3:00 PMTransportation and health: An evidence-based exploration of transportation infrastructure, design, materials use and public health impact - Handy, Harvey (invited), Belluck
3:00 PM - 3:30 PMBreak
3:30 PM - 5:00 PMUrban forestry and health: The economic and public health advantages of parks and trees in the built environment - Kollin, Springer
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMConcluding Remarks - Rosenblatt
5:30 PM - 7:00 PMPartnerships and Resources for Building Green Infrastructure into your Community
Andrew Dannenberg, MD, MPH
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Organized by:APHA-Continuing Education Institutes
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA