UCalgary experts in urban planning explain how the concept encourages healthier living with less environmental impact.

A partnership between researchers from the Cumming School of Medicine and Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan is contributing to our understanding of how 'where we live' is connected to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in Canada.

Decades of evidence suggest neighbourhood urban design can impact activity, diet, and social interaction, but showing that it might also have long-term consequences in terms of chronic disease, injury, and weight, further highlights the importance of creating health-supportive environments.

People should consider how their current and future residential neighbourhoods potenially influence their health in the short and long term.

Professional sports teams can motivate, educate and inspire people from all walks of life to live a healthier life.

The 2010 paper titled, "Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: A review of qualitative research," by Dr. Gavin McCormack et al. was recognized by health and Place as having the eighth highest citation rate per year in the publication's 25-year history.

How neighbourhoods are designed has an impact on chronic health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and obesity, as well as injury and mental health.

Dr. Gavin McCormack and Dr. Alan Shiell's review, "In Search of Causality: A Systematic Review of the Relationship between the Built Environment and Physical Activity Among Adults," was recognized as the 14th most cited article in the 15 years of publishing by ISBNPA.

Young people whose parents report high anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic are moving less and spending more time ons creens than those with low-anxiety parents, according to a study published in Preventive Medicine Reports.

Neighbourhoods that typically have more greenspace and recreations are associated with better mental health outcomes while neighbourhoods that have more connectivity are associated with cardiovascular and weight outcomes. The overall design and walkability of a neighbourhood is associated with factors such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular outcomes.

Designing neighbourhoods and communities that make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Exploring the connection between community health and well-being with a focus on the built environment, parks/nature and social justice was the theme of the final event in the 2016/2017 sustainability speaker series, Calgary and Beyond, Sustainability in the Next 20 Years.