What's Next Health: Jessica Green
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The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries who see issues a little differently. Jessica Green of BioBE talks about Microbiomes and the Built Environment.
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What’s Next Health: Microbiomes Where we Live, Work, Learn and Play
September 4, 2013 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Recently, we talked with Jessica Green, founding director of the BioBE Center, to explore how a better understanding of the microbiome in our built environment might lead to healthier buildings and healthier lives.
Creating and Validating GIS Measures of Urban Design for Health Research
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This paper reports on the development of a geographic information system (GIS) for measuring urban design features. Previous investigations of the effect of urban built environments on physical activity levels did not use urban design constructs.
Walkable Communities and Adolescent Weight
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The odds of student overweight or obesity decreased if they lived in communities with higher walkability index scores according to this study.
Partnership for Sustainable Communities
February 7, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A key group that presented at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference last week, was the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. Created in 2009, the Partnership is a collaborative initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop ...
Community Health Leader Alum Honored for Protecting Kids from Lead Poisoning
November 17, 2009 | Story
Ruth Ann Norton Helps Protect Thousands of Maryland Children
Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
School District Wellness Policies
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.
Sports Participation in Secondary Schools
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents. This brief examines participation during the school year by secondary school students in interscholastic sports (played against teams from other sc ...
Getting Rid of the Poisonous Effects of Lead in Children's Homes
March 9, 2009 | Story
Thousands of Baltimore children were exposed to - and poisoned by - lead in their own homes, but cleaning up conditions meant taking on landlords with lots of political clout.