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Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
From Band-aid Solutions to Stopping Problems Where They Start

A person’s postal code can be a more reliable determinant of health than their genetic code. The many factors that determine our physical, mental, and social well-being converge in the places we live our lives. Placemaking can improve public health by building community, shifting behavior, and providing public access to resources like fresh food and greenery.

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Health & Wellbeing
Market Cities
Placemaking
 Articles
Featured 
Health & Wellbeing
 Articles
May 1, 2024
Research: The Case for Healthy Places
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May 1, 2024
Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health: Walk More
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May 1, 2024
Endless Bounty: The Transformative Benefits of Public Markets
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May 1, 2024
Citizen Placemaker: Nurse Candice Davenport on How Places Reflect Public Health
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May 1, 2024
Agenda Spotlight: Placemaking and Health
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May 1, 2024
Urban Health Centers: Tear Down This Wall
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May 1, 2024
The 7 Psychological Functions of the Art of Placemaking
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May 1, 2024
Encouraging Place Attachment in Early Education
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May 1, 2024
Great Communities Grow at the Intersection of Health and Design
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Great Public Spaces
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Tenri Station
Tenri
, 
Nara
, 
Japan
Hal's Parklet
Albany
, 
CA
, 
USA
Fruitvale BART Station
Oakland
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CA
, 
USA
Academy of Music Bus Stop
Northampton
, 
MA
, 
USA
River Garden
Memphis
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TN
, 
USA
La Mariposa
Bogotá D.C.
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, 
Colombia
Recent 
Health & Wellbeing
Market Cities
Placemaking
 Articles
May 2, 2024
Placemaking for Active Living & Public Health
January 14, 2022
Thinking Beyond the Parks Department: A Q&A with Javier Otero Peña
November 18, 2021
All Access Library: Fostering Community Connections with CloroxPro
September 29, 2021
Getting Kids Outside for Better Health with the Makers of Claritin®
December 11, 2020
Winter Placemaking During a Pandemic: Six Ideas from Around Canada
November 16, 2020
The Power of Placemaking through Corporate Social Responsibility
May 29, 2020
A Placemaker's Perspective from Wuhan
March 19, 2020
You Asked, We Answered: How Can Public Space Managers Help Fight COVID-19?
February 11, 2020
Great Public Spaces: Placemaking Reaches New Heights in Bulgaria
December 7, 2016
Research: The Case for Healthy Places
August 24, 2016
Agenda Spotlight: Placemaking and Health
May 31, 2016
Urban Health Centers: Tear Down This Wall
April 19, 2016
Encouraging Place Attachment in Early Education
March 1, 2016
Beyond Food: Community Gardens as Places of Connection and Empowerment
September 8, 2015
Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health: Walk More
June 16, 2015
Great Communities Grow at the Intersection of Health and Design
November 4, 2013
The 7 Psychological Functions of the Art of Placemaking
March 6, 2013
Citizen Placemaker: Nurse Candice Davenport on How Places Reflect Public Health
February 19, 2013
Farmers Markets as a Strategy to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families and Communities
February 28, 2010
Endless Bounty: The Transformative Benefits of Public Markets
December 31, 2008
Creating Playspaces by and for Children
December 31, 2008
Our Peers and Partners
December 31, 2008
Public Markets Create Active Public Space
December 31, 2008
Public Markets Strengthen Social Cohesion
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