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April 4, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Safe, vibrant neighborhoods are vital to health. The community development industry—a network of nonprofit service providers, real estate developers, financial institutions, foundations and government—brings together public and private funds and dir ...
December 5, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Will we ever see the end of poverty in the United States? An “Investing in What Works for America’s Communities” event held December 4 in Washington, D.C., looked at the evidence and leading examples toward doing just that. The event, sponsored by t ...
March 27, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The first national meeting on Health Impact Assessment begins April 3 in Washington, D.C., and interest is so high that registration has been at capacity for weeks. The meeting capitalizes on the growing interest in health impact assessments (HIAs) ...
February 6, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A major theme at last week's New Partners for Smart Growth Conference was "co-benefits." Many sectors and interests were represented at the conference and each took a different tack on the benefits of smart growth, or building communities so that th ...
November 8, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Collaboration between the community development and health sectors is critical and beginning to gain greater traction to improve lives—particularly in low-income neighborhoods—according to Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Jo ...
September 20, 2011 | New Public Health Post
A movement to improve health at the community level has been gaining traction, including new efforts to improve not only access to health care but also access to resources that promote health, such as safe housing, farmers’ markets and recreational ...
June 13, 2011 | New Public Health Post
How can the billions of dollars that are spent each year on community development make the places where we live, learn, work and play healthier? That question is among many debated today by leaders in urban planning, housing, government, business, p ...
October 11, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Martin Fenstersheib, MD, MPH, director of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in California led a session on safe outdoor activity for kids and adults at the 2012 Public Health Law Conference. NewPublicHealth spoke to Dr. Fenstersheib ab ...