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May 29, 2009
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
- Tags:
- childrenshealth, community, neighborhood, overweight, pediatrics, smartercities, smartgrowth, sprawl, walking
Earlier this week the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a well-researched and -referenced policy statement: In sum, sprawl is not good for our children's health. Old-fashioned neighborhoods are, and so may be newer smart growth based on traditional neighborhood models....continued→
December 15, 2008
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
- Tags:
- childrenshealth, cityparks, community, greenspace, neighborhood, obesity
In the first study to look at the effect of neighborhood greenness on inner city children's weight over time, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the University of Washington...continued→
