Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting
calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part of the solution is city planning …

Background and purpose A growing body of evidence documents multiple ways in which
land use and transportation investments influence health. To date, most evidence linking the …

This paper advances a conceptual apparatus capable of accounting for planning's
entanglement with white supremacy and racial capitalism by developing a theory of racial …

BACKGROUND: Substantial policy changes to control obesity, limit chronic disease, and
reduce air pollution emissions, including greenhouse gasses, have been recommended …

The design of urban environments has the potential to enhance the health and well-being of
residents by impacting social determinants of health including access to public transport …

The environment that we construct affects both humans and our natural world in myriad
ways. There is a pressing need to create healthy places and to reduce the health threats …

COVID-19 has significantly and unevenly impacted the United States, disproportionately
affecting socially vulnerable communities. While epidemiologists and public health officials …

Global concerns about rising levels of chronic disease make timely translation of research
into policy and practice a priority. There is a need to tackle common risk factors: tobacco use …

The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists,
health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in …

In the last few decades, there has been a definitive shift in public support for compact
development–characterized by high densities, more multifamily residential use, and effective …