Cut Your Losses? - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Our economy is on the rocks, and many people are looking for more affordable places to live. Would you opt to live in a place that is cheap because it is unhealthy or would you choose your well-being...
View ArticleGetting Kids to Join the Debate? - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Our young people are the decision makers and policy creators of the future. Should children be encouraged to join the discussions on issues that concern them in order to find their voices and influence...
View ArticleThe Syracuse Solution - AssistedLivingOnline.com
The future generation is in danger. They are being harmed by our factories, our freeways, our food deserts, and our poorly built environment. Watch how Syracuse, NY strives to make a difference.
View ArticlePutting Down the Keys: Mobility for Older Adults - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Check out Alek Milller's presentation on how health and the build environment influence mobility for older adults.
View ArticleSuburban Oxymoron - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Two years ago, a tropical storm hit my home in Central Florida. I was fortunate that it weakened to a tropical depression by the time it came to my area, and it did little more than pour heavily for...
View ArticleEpisode 4: Searching for Shangri La - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Dr. Jackson searches past and present America for healthy, sustainable communities of all sizes and shapes that can serve as models for the rest of the nation. His journey takes him to Roseto, PA,...
View ArticleEpisode 3: Social Policy in Concrete - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Dr. Jackson believes it is every citizen’s right to live in a clean, healthy environment. This isn’t the case for many low-income neighborhoods, built near big transportation hubs and struggling...
View ArticleDr. Jackson featured in Public News Service article - AssistedLivingOnline.com
Dr. Richard Jackson, Host of MPC’s Designing Healthy Communities, was recently featured in Public News Service, News in the Public Interest. The article, “’Built’ Communities: A New Live/Work/Play...
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