In honor of our colleague Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH retiring, we hosted an educational symposium at UCLA to explore the past, present, and future of built environment and health. Scroll down to see videos, photos, and other content from the event.
Designing Healthy Communities Symposium, April 6th 2018
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On April 6th 2018, UCLA COEH hosted a free, all-day symposium convening the authors from the groundbreaking book, Urban Sprawl and Public Health, among many other prominent built environment experts. Through talks, panels and breakout activities, guests explored scientific, community, policy, and practice perspectives on the past, present and future of the field of built environment and health. Watch the presentations below.
SETTING THE HEALTHY PLACES AGENDA – 15 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, HonAIA, HonASLA | Built Environment and Health: The Road to Now | Professor Emeritus, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH | Healthy Communities: The Global Context | Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health; Head-designate, Wellcome Trust
Lawrence Frank, PhD | Health & Economic Benefits of Walkable-Transit Oriented Development: The Evidence and the Market Converge | Bombardier Chair and Professor, University of British Columbia Schools of Population and Public Health
Panel Discussion featuring: Richard Jackson, Lawrence Frank, and Howard Frumkin
BIG PICTURE PERSPECTIVES ON FRONTIERS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Green-Open-Public Space & Health
Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH | The National Study of Neighborhood Parks | Senior Scientist, RAND Corporation
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, PhD | Placemaking for an Aging Population: Planning & Design for Age-Friendly Parks | Professor of Urban Planning, Luskin School of Public Affairs
Panel Discussion featuring: Deboarh Cohen and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Role of Public Health is Justice, via Transport & Health
Michael Jerrett, PhD | Safe Routes to Play? Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crashes Near Parks in Los Angeles | Chair, UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Department; Director, UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
<<video coming soon>>
Charles Brown, MPA | Examining the Impact of Crime on Walking in Three Communities in New Jersey | Senior Researcher & Adjunct Professor, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Housing & Health
Paul Ong, PhD | Gentrification in Los Angeles | Professor of Urban Planning, Luskin School of Public Affairs
Michael Rodriguez, MD, MPH | Shared Advantage | Professor, Vice-Chair, UCLA Department of Family Medicine; Founding Director, UCLA Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America
ACTIVITY BREAKOUTS
Transport & Health
Seleta Reynolds | General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Renee Fortier | Executive Director, UCLA Transportation & Event Services
Housing & Health
Ramon Mendez | Director of Solutions, Enterprise Community Partners
Rosemary Veniegas, PhD | Senior Program Officer- Health, California Community Foundation
Clare De Briere | Founder, C+C Ventures; Chair of the Urban Land Institute Los Angeles District Council
Green-Open-Public Space & Health
Brian Cole, DrPH | Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; Program Manager, UCLA Center for Health Advancement
Robert Garcia | Founding Director, The City Project
Angelina Leung | Emerita, Healthy Campus Initiative, MoveWell Pod Leader
SYNTHESIZING HOW TO BUILD HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Angelo Bellomo | Deputy Director for Health Protection Division, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Michael Jerrett, PhD, | UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Department and UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
PHOTOS
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