Neighbourhoods influence our health

By Jean Wang and Kevin Lam Comments Off on Neighbourhoods influence our health Canadian Association of Physicians, Chronic disease, community weight loss programs, health impact, Healthy choices, Obesity prevention, Public health, public health departments, urban design, urban planners, urban planning

Why doctors and urban planners need to work together to improve public health and prevent chronic disease Since John Snow mapped out the large cholera outbreak in 1854 to where people lived in London, it has been known that where we live, work and play strongly influences people’s health. The way that our cities and towns […]