Toward the Healthy City....

UC Berkeley Prof. Jason Corburn has written a new and exciting book about the failed relationship between most American cities and the provision of healthy surroundings for residents. He cites the dire lack of planning between all types of agencies with input into the physical (and social) environment to align their efforts with the promotion of healthy living and healthy behaviors by constituents. The result: Sicker people and declining cities. The book is a call to arms that it is time to start planning collectively, across disciplines and institutions, to understand the social determinants of behavior and to make sure that we are all working in concert to promote better lifestyle and healthy behavior choices, regardless of one's status. I've written a comment on his blog. Check it all out.