Presentation

Building a New Paradigm: Improving Public Health Through Transportation

This feature explains the potential health benefits that can result from an active transportation system that supports walking and bicycling and articulates the role transportation professionals can play in improving public health.

Improving Nutrition and Health through Lifestyle Modifications

This document contains the testimony of Leslie Mikkelsen before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Her testimony highlights effective measures to combat obesity.

Smart Growth Is Crime Prevention: Livable Communities 101

The way we build our communities affects the behavior of people. That behavior influences public safety. The degree to which public safety exists affects the livability of our communities. This was presented at the Livable Communities conference in 2003.

Place Making on a Budget: It's All About Creating Places For People, By People

This presentation defines what it means to placemake on a budget, identifies good placemaking projects and resources, and outlines how to implement placemaking programs. Presented at the 2001 American Planning Association, National Planning Conference (New Orleans).

Physical Activity and the Built Environment

This presentation discusses new state and local policies to redesign communities for physical activity. Presented at the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity's Hill Briefing.
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