{"product_id":"designing-healthy-communities-isbn-9781118033661","title":"Designing Healthy Communities","description":"\u003ci\u003eDesigning Healthy Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, the companion book to the acclaimed public television documentary, highlights how we design the built environment and its potential for addressing and preventing many of the nation's devastating childhood and adult health concerns. Dr. Richard Jackson looks at the root causes of our malaise and highlights healthy community designs achieved by planners, designers, and community leaders working together. Ultimately, Dr. Jackson encourages all of us to make the kinds of positive changes highlighted in this book. 2012 Nautilus Silver Award Winning Title in category of “Social Change”    \u003cp\u003e\"In this book Dr. Jackson inhabits the frontier between public health and urban planning, offering us hopeful examples of innovative transformation, and ends with a prescription for individual action. This book is a must read for anyone who cares about how we shape the communities and the world that shapes us.\" —Will Rogers, president and CEO, The Trust for Public Land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"While debates continue over how to design cities to promote public health, this book highlights the profound health challenges that face urban residents and the ways in which certain aspects of the built environment are implicated in their etiology. Jackson then offers up a set of compelling cases showing how local activists are working to fight obesity, limit pollution exposure, reduce auto-dependence, rebuild economies, and promote community and sustainability. Every city planner and urban designer should read these cases and use them to inform their everyday practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJennifer Wolch\u003c\/b\u003e, dean, College of Environmental Design, William W. Wurster Professor, City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Jackson has written a thoughtful text that illustrates how and why building healthy communities is the right prescription for America.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eGeorges C. Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, executive director, American Public Health Association\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublisher Companion Web site: www.josseybass.com\/go\/jackson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional media and content: http:\/\/dhc.mediapolicycenter.org\/\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eForeword vii\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony Iton\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author xvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue: Why I Care About the Built Environment xix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I. HEALTH AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: AN INTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat Does Love, or \u003ci\u003eCaritas,\u003c\/i\u003e Have to Do with the Built Environment? 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Love Our Families and Our Country, but Do We Really Love Ourselves? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Love of Family 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Love of Community 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Love of Our Nation and the World 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat Is Health, and How Do We Measure It? 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Health 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Health Policy 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Health 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental and Social Health 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCan the Built Environment Build Community? 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganic Places Are Healthy Places 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Centers 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState and Nation 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II. EXAMPLES OF CHANGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom Monoculture to Human Culture: the Belmar district of Lakewood, Colorado 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eUsing New Urbanism Principles to Build Community: Prairie Crossing, Illinois 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSaving America’s Downtowns and Local History Through the Political Process: Charleston, South Carolina 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eReinventing a Healthy City Through Community Leadership for Sustainability: Elgin, Illinois 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnding Car Captivity: Boulder, Colorado 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePorts as Partners in Health: Oakland, California 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe City That Won’t Give Up: Detroit, Michigan 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSymptoms 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosis 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCure (or at Least Treatment) 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevention 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III. BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat’s Happening in Your Community? 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the Health of Your Community 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConducting an Audit of Your Built Environment 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWho Are the Players? 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Your Stakeholders 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Networking 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Everyone to Pull Together 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCreate an Action Plan 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyze the Symptoms 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermine the Diagnosis 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplement the Cure 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtect Through Prevention 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue: Now It’s Your Turn 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  “Though intended as a companion to a four-part TV series he is hosting on PBS stations, the book stands on its own very well. Though professionals of many stripes can learn from \u003ci\u003eDesigning Healthy Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, its greatest strength is likely to lie in energizing and educating a broad public — readers described by Dr. Jackson as “those of us who are concerned about our communities and the world we are giving to our children.” – \u003ci\u003eBetter Cities\/Towns, February 2012.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“It’s called the ‘built environment’ and if you’re a public health whiz, you know exactly what that means. If you don’t, Dr. Richard Jackson, Chair of UCLA’s Environmental Health Sciences Department believes it’s critical you do.” – \u003ci\u003eThe California Report health blog, KQED (San Francisco)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An admirer of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Dr. Jackson argues that such details of daily life make existence worthwhile. And that is what “Designing Healthy Communities” is all about.” \u003ci\u003e– Reporting on Health (USC Annenberg)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The new book, “Designing Healthy Communities,” says: ‘When there is nearly nothing within walking distance to interest a young person and it is near-lethal to bicycle, he or she must relinquish autonomy — a capacity every creature must develop just as much as strength and endurance.’” \u003ci\u003e– New York Times, January, 31, 2012\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRichard J. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician and professor and chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles. He is former California State Health Officer and for nine years was the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacy Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e, EdD, is director of education for Media Policy Center in Santa Monica, California, which produced the documentary Designing Healthy Communities. She also is cofounder of EdExcellence Consulting, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDesigning Healthy Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, the companion book to the acclaimed public television documentary, highlights how we design the built environment and its potential for addressing and preventing many of the nation's devastating childhood and adult health concerns. Dr. Richard Jackson looks at the root causes of our malaise and highlights healthy community designs achieved by planners, designers, and community leaders working together. Ultimately, Dr. Jackson encourages all of us to make the kinds of positive changes highlighted in this book. 2012 Nautilus Silver Award Winning Title in category of “Social Change”    \u003cp\u003e\"In this book Dr. Jackson inhabits the frontier between public health and urban planning, offering us hopeful examples of innovative transformation, and ends with a prescription for individual action. This book is a must read for anyone who cares about how we shape the communities and the world that shapes us.\" —Will Rogers, president and CEO, The Trust for Public Land\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"While debates continue over how to design cities to promote public health, this book highlights the profound health challenges that face urban residents and the ways in which certain aspects of the built environment are implicated in their etiology. Jackson then offers up a set of compelling cases showing how local activists are working to fight obesity, limit pollution exposure, reduce auto-dependence, rebuild economies, and promote community and sustainability. Every city planner and urban designer should read these cases and use them to inform their everyday practice.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJennifer Wolch\u003c\/b\u003e, dean, College of Environmental Design, William W. Wurster Professor, City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Jackson has written a thoughtful text that illustrates how and why building healthy communities is the right prescription for America.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eGeorges C. 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