Improving land use, zoning, and community design to enhance health and safety
Place affects health, and not all places have equal access to environments that support healthy outcomes. Decisions about land use, zoning, and community design have implications for neighborhood access to healthy foods, and the level of safety and attractiveness of neighborhoods for activities such as walking and biking. The built environment includes the planned use, layout, and design of a community's physical structures including its housing, businesses, transportation systems, and recreational resources. By improving their built environment, many communities have enhanced the health, wellbeing and safety of their residents.
Read more about Prevention Institute's approach to improving environments for health.
