Podcasts about healthy cities

This is the Question that inspires Imagine Lethbridge, a grassroots organisation of residents passionate about a prosperous and sustainable future for our community. To answer this question, Imagine Lethbridge centres its thinking, activities, and processes around a unique and fresh perspective on economic activity known as regenerative economics by academics, and affectionately called “Doughnut Economics” by communities worldwide adopting and applying its principles. Our speakers will present the core principles and visual framework of Doughnut Economics, and share perspectives from a global, provincial and municipal viewpoint on practical considerations for ethical community prosperity and sustainability. Imagine Lethbridge is pleased to coordinate its work with the City of Lethbridge's strategic goals including being: economically prosperous, healthy and diverse, culturally vibrant, well designed, environmentally responsible and regionally supportive, but are there barriers? Lethbridge is a great place to live, and we have much to be grateful for and proud of. Can we make our city even better? What does “the Lethbridge we want” look like in the future? How can we make this happen? Today we explore how each of us can take responsibility to shape our city. Speakers: Jason Shriner & Kathy Lewis Jason Shriner owns and operates a land use consulting and commercial property management company called Impresario Inc. He is a lifelong contributor to our city. He currently sits on the City of Lethbridge Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, the U of L Senate, Food for Thought, and Art Acquisition committees, Co-Chairs the Upper Victoria Park Neighbourhood Association, and is a member of the steering committee for Imagine Lethbridge. Kathy is a long-time resident of Lethbridge. She has been an active member in the community since moving here; serving on many community boards and as a community volunteer with many organizations. She is concerned about poverty, inequity and the ‘diseases of despair' that have gotten worse in our community over the past few years. While there are many, many positive things about Lethbridge, there is always room for improvement. Learning about movements such as Blue Zones*, Healthy Cities, Reimagine Nanaimo and the Doughnut Economy, has provided the stimulus for her to take action to work in the community to make a positive difference. She is a past board member of Healthy Lethbridge and is a founding and active member of Imagine Lethbridge.

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As the health of our natural environment declines, employers are under increasing pressure to look after the health and wellbeing of employees, and to take meaningful actions, rather than greenwashing – paying lip service to environmental commitments.To help HR professionals align these priorities, we gathered insights from two leaders of the healthcare and insurance provider Bupa: Rebecca Pearson, chief sustainability and people officer for Bupa Global, India and UK; and Anna Russell, corporate responsibility and sustainability director for Bupa Global and UK.The discussion addresses:·         What successful health and sustainability strategy looks like,·         The interconnectedness of personal health and the health of the planet,·         How Bupa's Healthy Cities challenge – which encourages employees to improve their health and community impact – can help employers achieve wellbeing and ESG alignment, and more. Many thanks to Bupa, for sponsoring this episode. 

ZacTax is a financial analysis firm that helps city officials understand their revenue streams and make smarter financial choices. Today, Chuck is joined by its founders, Chad Janicek and Patrick Lawler. They explain how they work effectively with local governments and how their work is helping drive a cultural shift toward stronger and more productive cities. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Learn more about ZacTax: Website LinkedIn Connect with Chad and Patrick: Email: chad@zactax.com || patrick@zactax.com LinkedIn: Patrick Lawler Learn more about the Strong Towns approach to finance. Chuck Marohn (Substack)

What if your city wasn't just a place to live, but a tool to keep you healthy? Dr. Avi Friedman, Professor of Architecture at McGill University, and Alexandra Pollock, landscape designer and urban planner, discuss how our cities impact our health—and how they can be redesigned for a better future. Avi and Alexandra dive into the concept of cities as “exercise machines,” where walkable streets, green spaces, and accessible design promote both physical and mental well-being. They explore how planning for “15-minute cities” can combat urban sprawl, reduce isolation, and bring communities together, all while tackling environmental challenges.Read Fundamentals of Planning Cities for Healthy Living (Anthem Press, 2023).Join the Building Good community today:https://www.buildinggood.caLinkedIn

Gavin, Richard, and Jessamy get into the studio for another bonus episode looking at the launch of the Global Health 2050 report at the World Health Summit in Berlin, a report which shows a path to cutting premature mortality by 50% by 2050. Also up for discussion are the limits of human longevity and what well-designed cities mean for health.Send us your feedback!Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

How does a passion for biophilic design, which stems from a desire to improve an architect and designer's own health, lead to the design of a major new healthcare building? For Steven Edge, founder of Salvage Sustainable Design, his personal interest in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) expanded into advocacy of Biophilic Design in buildings. We catch up with and discuss his recent project, commissioned by Manchester based architects AHR in 2017, where he acted as biophilic design consultant for their client the Royal College of Physicians' new £35, million HQ in Liverpool. The Spine opened in the Spring of 2021 and with 109 out of a possible 110 WELL Credits, the highest of any (over 26,000) WELL certified buildings in the world, its set to become one of the healthiest buildings in the world.Stephen is a biophilic design consultant, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, with over 40 years' experience in academia and the design and construction industry. He shares his background, starting with work in architecture and interior design, and his growing interest in sustainability and healthy materials.Talking about biophilic design principles used in The Spine, Steve describes how The Royal College of Physicians wanted to create a building that would make people feel healthier when they left it than when they entered; a brief that was fully met. Because it's a college as well as Office Spaces, they have young surgeons who would also be diagnosing real patients' problems in this new building.The design, led by architect Rob Hopkins, drew inspiration from the human body, with elements like the "skin" of the building and the "spine" staircase.Steven describes how the team incorporated biophilic design principles to support health and wellbeing. This included maximizing natural daylight, providing views of nature, and incorporating lush indoor planting that was dubbed the "lungs" of the building. One of the things he mentions, is that trees give out a hormone that stimulates the vagus nerve in our brains. It calms us down, and so we are not only breathing that in but are also visually affected by the fact that we're in nature and walking under a tree canopy.The design also features sensors to allow occupants to control their immediate environment and temperature. Taking an holistic approach it uses innovative materials such as a clay plaster that absorbs toxins from the air.The team also looked at principles of biomimicry, taking cues from natural structures like bone to inform the building's columns. Interactive elements, like kinetic sculptures, were planned to encourage movement and play. Steven explains how lighting was a key consideration, with the team aiming to support circadian rhythms through strategic use of natural and artificial light. They consulted research on how lighting can impact productivity and mood throughout the day.Beyond the immediate health benefits, Edge discusses the links between biophilic design and sustainability. The team explored circular economy principles, looking at designing for disassembly and the potential to lease lighting systems rather than own them outright. They also drew on NASA research to select plant species known for their air purifying properties.The Spine is an amazing and inspirational project for any designer and architect. It demonstrates an holistic approach to biophilic design, integrating elements that support human health, wellbeing, and environmental sustainability.Edge's passion for this approach shines through, as he envisions a future with more playful, interactive biophilic design elements woven into our cities and buildings.For more information on Steve's work visit: www.salvedge.co.ukThese are a couple of the extra references mentioned in the podcast:https://www.squintopera.com/projects/floodedlondon/ https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/wind-3-0 and https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/flow Also Dr Vanessa Champion, will also be presenting at the Healthy Cities by Design Conference at The Spine on 15 and 16 October 2024 https://www.healthycitydesign.global And Steve Edge will be presenting at the Biophilic Design Conference 12 November 2024 at the Barbican London (another Biophilic Space, we will also be in the Conservatory, the second largest after Kew Gardens). www.biophilicdesignconference.com

Culture Curator and Project Coordinator of Sustainable Together, Hector Dibakoane on what to expect from the 4th edition of ‘Sustainable Together' focusing on 'Circular Neighbourhoods' and 'Healthy Cities' which aims to explore and promote urban systems that foster physical, mental, economic, and social well-being for all residents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we discuss Healthy Cities: How our homes and neighborhoods support individual and community health across generations, with Dr. Mindy Fullilove, a renowned social psychiatrist, author, and a professor at The New School in New York. Dr. Fullilove has dedicated her long academic career to the intricate human relationship to place and the health effects on individuals and communities resulting from displacement or uprooting. Soon to retire, Dr. Fullilove is set to stay in her long-term home and about to embark on a one-year project, excavating, cataloging and clearing collections and memorabilia accumulated by six generations. During this podcast episode, we discuss: ~ The psychology of place ~ The role of neighborhoods in our individual health ~ Generational knowledge ~ The power of individuals to improve public places ~ Dr. Fullilove's books, Urban Alchemy and Root Shock ~ And, being at home with growing older At Home With Growing Older is proud to be your host of At Home, On Air a radio hour offering connection, community and knowledge to our participants remotely. We invite you to listen and learn from this live recorded episode of, At Home, On Air with Dr. Mindy Fullilove. Learn more, support our work, and register for the next LIVE episode of At Home, On Air: www.athomewithgrowingolder.org

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Healthy Cities & Humanoids for Health Host Christophe Jauquet invites trendwatcher Agathe Acchiardo to discuss whether the impact of cities on our health is something, nothing, or everything in healthcare and how humanoids and robots could impact healthcare. And as always they share related Healthusiasms which include Samsung ring as the first step in their "ambient sensing" strategy, an independent report on "equity in medical devices", and more. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/ https://soundcloud.com/hcnradio/the-healthusiasm-podcast-020-healthy-cities-humanoids-for-health

It's estimated that 68% of the world's population will be living in cities by 2050. In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with two pioneering leaders who have taken up the quest to make their cities healthier places by encouraging safe and active mobility. Jesús Carlos Soto is the Head of the Mobility and Transportation Department of the city of Guadalajara, and Silpa Wairatpanij is a Committee Member of the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Foundation in Bangkok. Guadalajara and Bangkok are two of 73 cities in Partnership for Healthy Cities, a global network of cities committed to reducing noncommunicable diseases and injuries through evidence-based interventions. The Partnership is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies and the World Health Organization.Related episode documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website.Subscribe to the Global Health Matters podcast newsletter.  Follow @TDRnews on Twitter, TDR on LinkedIn and @ghm_podcast on Instagram for updates.  Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Global Health Matters podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of TDR or the World Health Organization.  All content © 2024 Global Health Matters. 

In previous episodes of the Nexus Podcast, experts from across the University showcased how Jefferson trains students to focus on sustainable practices in the classroom and beyond. Those areas ranged from fashion-design students creating new garments from repurposed Converse sneakers and vintage gloves and the impacts of climate change and climate related disasters on health and healthcare delivery, to the creation of the multidisciplinary Institute from Smart and Healthy Cities. Still, the topic is of such acute interest to students and faculty here at the University that – to commemorate October's standing as Campus Sustainability Month – we will revisit the area and highlight additional means through which the focus turns to sustainability. In this episode of the Nexus Podcast, you will hear from those who established our College of Architecture and the Built Environment as one of the earliest programs to zero in on sustainable design as an area of focus. You'll also hear from folks at the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce who, upon fielding requests from students interested in learning more, are in the second year of offering an “Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment” elective which applies sustainability on a more granular level. SOCIAL CHANNELS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonUniv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffersonUniv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffersonuniv/?hl=en TikTok: @_jeffersonuniv_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffersonUniv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/thomas-jefferson-university

Dana breaks down the "Blue Zone" cities and what they are doing in these cities to live healthier longer lives then the rest of us. Plus DCS has your spiritual reading from our in house psychic Ser Mari!

The built environment refers to all the human-made physical spaces that we inhabit, such as our homes, workplaces, and recreational areas. It has a significant impact on our health, as it influences land use, waste disposal, and natural resource consumption. The built environment includes buildings, public spaces, utilities, roads, and other infrastructure, all of which can expose us to pollutants and limit access to physical activity, transportation, and social interactions, affecting our well-being. In the United States, the built environment is responsible for a significant portion of energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and water usage. It also generates a massive amount of waste, with construction and demolition waste alone producing 136 million tons annually. Poorly designed built environments can contribute to chronic diseases and cancer, affecting our health outcomes. he way our communities are planned, designed, and built has a significant influence on our health and longevity. The environment plays a crucial role in disease dynamics and determines the health of individuals. The built environment can contribute to preventing and containing both chronic and infectious diseases, both directly, such as through environmental quality, and indirectly, such as through influencing behaviors that impact disease transmission and health. By adopting sustainable and conservation-focused approaches, we can reduce the negative impacts of the built environment on natural systems and promote healthier and more sustainable living environments for all. Host Bernice Butler talks with Susannah Lerman of the USDA Forest Service and William Moomaw of Tufts University, to explore and understand how our Cities and Built Environment are affecting our health and wellbeing and that of our environment. The built environment refers to all human-made physical spaces that surround us, including buildings, public spaces, utilities, roads, and other infrastructure. It significantly impacts our health by influencing land use, waste disposal, and natural resource consumption, exposing us to pollutants and limiting access to physical activity, transportation, and social interactions. In the US, the built environment accounts for 68% of electricity consumption, 35% of greenhouse gas emissions, and 12% of potable water usage, producing 136 million tons of construction and demolition waste annually. Poorly designed built environments can contribute to chronic diseases and cancer, affecting our health outcomes. The built environment's impact on public health was most evident during the industrial revolution, when infectious diseases were the primary public health Today, Host Bernice Butler talks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healthy-radio/support

It's certainly more beautiful to be surrounded by mature trees than endless concrete and traffic. But research now also shows it could well be better for both your mental and physical health. Marc Berman, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Back in Episode 46, I did some research on green roofs and what they are. Now, a year ( and a bit ) later, I completed my first year of grad school, studying green roofs, took a class on green roofs, and became a Green Roof Professional! Let's see what I say after judging myself all the back on Episode 46.  If you're interested in Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, or becoming a Green Roof Professional: https://greenroofs.org  Support the podcast: https://anchor.fm/theplantnook Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Let's connect! https://www.instagram.com/theplantnookpodcast/ Check out the merch! https://www.zazzle.com/store/theplantnook --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theplantnook/support

In this episode we hear about a participatory action research project in Guatemala, funded by the Director's Catalyst Fund at LSTM, that co-designed a tool for health leaders and community partners to assess and improve urban health governance. The project was based in two Guatemalan urban municipalities; Villa Nueva and Mixco. We speak with Guillermo Hegel, the project lead who was also the Health Director at Villa Nueva Municipality at the time of the project. We also hear from Yaimie Lopez and Cintia Cansado who coordinated and evaluated the project. They share their experience of participatory research and working with policy makers. The research team together with co-researchers who were urban health stakeholders looked at 4 domains, Governance, leadership accountability and multi-sectoral action. They first defined what these terms were, then they co-analysed existing tools to measure governance performance and designed an online tool which could be used to rank current performance and areas for improvement which could then track over time. The tool involved a number of qualitative questions that required discussions and reflections about governance in their work and required a level of trust and transparency which is further explored by our guests.  This Episode features: Dr. Kim Ozano - (host) Research Director, The SCL Agency Wesam Mansour (co-host) - Health Systems Researcher, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Wesam is a Health System Researcher with research expertise in health workforce and health systems strengthening in fragile contexts using qualitative research and participatory action research approaches. Her work includes working in the areas of gender, equity and justice and how to apply those concepts to develop gender-equitable, resilient and inclusive health systems. She is currently working, in LSTM, on the ReBUILD4Resilience project which is health system research in Fragile and Shock-Prone (FASP) settings in 4 countries (Nepal, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, and Lebanon). In ReBUILD, they worked with the Close to Community (CTC) providers in FASP settings to explore how participatory action research can support CTC providers to address gender norms and power relations within their communities and in the health systems in Lebanon and Nepal. Links:LSTM - Wesam MansourReBUILD Consortium ReBUILD - Gender ProjectGuillermo Hegel, Project Coordinator, INCAP Since 2020 Guillermo has been a researcher at CIIPEC. He coordinates a participatory action research project in collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. From 2014 to early 2020, he was health director of the municipality of Villa Nueva, Guatemala. A core part of his tasks was to articulate 'Health-in-All Policies' and to improve the primary health care system in urban setting through participatory processes. Between 2008-2013, he worked at PAHO/WHO Guatemala, as an advisor for social determinants of health and the ´Healthy Cities´ initiative, leading and contributing to several programs in Guatemala...

Decrease the speed at which you move through the universe, and your universe expands. My guest this week is Jimmy Hallyburton. Jimmy is a former Hot Shot fire-fighter, TEDx speaker, city council member, and the Executive Director of the Boise Bicycle Project. The organization is nationally known for its programs that serve incoming refugees, incarcerated individuals, and families experiencing homelessness. He created the Boise Goathead Fest, a community-building event that's grown into one of America's largest bicycle festivals. In 2021 took part in the planning and creation of 110 miles of walking and biking pathways across Boise. He's concise with his ideas on building community and modifying city infrastructures to better accommodate bicycles as solutions to city congestion and health issues.It's a great conversation and you'll want to listen to the end. If you like what you're hearing, subscribe or follow the show on your favorite platform and share it with your friends because the show doesn't go anywhere without you.Visit us at themindunset.com and follow us on Instagram @themindunsetpodcast. Until next time, be nice and do good stuff.  Support the show

In this episode, Brandi interviews Jaime Gonzalez, Houston Healthy Cities Program Director for The Nature Conservancy. Jaime talks about his history with various organizations  and how they all blend to create a rich story of experiences that can be shared with diverse communities on nature, health, and Houston.

Huda Shaka. She is an environmentalist and urban planner who has been working on Arab Cities for over 15 years. In her work, Huda tries to make sure cities are people and planet focused. This means that cities should be healthy, resilient and sustainable. Huda holds master degrees in Analytical chemistry and international urban planning. She is currently working in Abu Dhabi as advisor for the department of municipalities and transport. Huda is also known and perhaps better known as the Green Urbanista. For many years she has been sharing her thoughts and challenges on building better cities and spaces on her blog and social media. We discuss the challenges of building sustainably in Dubai, a rapidly developing environment. Differences in how the west and middle east view green spaces and how to build cities that promote health.

Dr. Trevor Hancock was the first leader of the Green Party in both Canada and Ontario. Hancock's main areas of interest are population health promotion, healthy cities and communities, public health, healthy public policy, environment and health, healthy and ‘green' hospitals, health policy and planning, and health futurism. He is one of the founders of the (now global) Healthy Cities and Communities movement, co-authoring with the late Len Duhl the original background paper for the European Regional Office of the World Health Organisation in 1986. Over the past 30 years he was worked as a consultant for local communities, municipal, provincial and national governments, health care organizations, NGOs and the World Health Organization. In the past, he has co-founded both the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care. ************************************************ For More Information Visit our Website: https://www.crossborderinterviews.ca/ ©2022

When the University's Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities launched in January 2021, it marked the start of a multi-college effort to advance the development of the urban environment through collaboration across the architecture, design, engineering, health and science disciplines. In April, the Institute announced the first round of Smart & Healthy Cities Fellowship Grants, which represent single-year seed funding to support transdisciplinary research on a variety of topics. For this episode of The Nexus Podcast, we spoke to Institute leadership, as well as several grant recipients, to discuss how this mission represents the cross-disciplinary opportunities brought about by the 2017 merger of two distinguished universities.   SOCIAL CHANNELS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeffersonUniv/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffersonUniv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffersonuniv/?hl=en TikTok: @_jeffersonuniv_ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffersonUniv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/thomas-jefferson-university

Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and Buildings is a Living Architecture Monitor podcast presented by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.Learn more at greenroofs.org and livingarchitecturemonitor.comMusic provided by Muzaproduction

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today's newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about walkability of Australian cities, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and almost full-time walker.Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine websiteSubscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos WeeklyWatch and listen to all our Cosmos BriefingsSpecial 10% discount on Cosmos magazine print subscriptions (1 or 2 year), or 1 year Cosmos Weekly subscriptions for Cosmos Briefing 

Our built environment includes all the human made physical spaces around us. It defines the spaces in which we live, work or play. These include our buildings, furnishings, open and public spaces, roads, utilities and other infrastructure. These structures and spaces affect our health by bringing pollutants into our environments and restricting our access to physical activity, transportation and social interactions. The built environment influences a person's life and probably all activity. Built environment lead to poor health outcomes including chronic diseases and cancer. How our communities are planned, designed and built can have a major influence on our health. Today in the age of chronic diseases there remains an important connection between population health and the built environment and joining us to help us further understand the dangers is Professor Dr. Sacoby Wilson, researcher in community engagement and environmental justice at University of MD. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healthy-radio/support

Everything we plan and build in cities should last for generations. But are our cities really fit for the next generation? How do we shape our cities so that they will be healthy places for children and their families to grow up in?UNICEF warns that one in four deaths in children under the age of five are linked to unhealthy environments. In this podcast, we talk to urban development experts, UNICEF and other specialists from the Swedish school system.Welcome to this Urban insight podcast by Sweco, focused on building cities for the next generation and how a child-friendly focus is central to achieving healthy cities and societies.Episode guest appearances· Pernilla Baralt, Secretary General, UNICEF Sweden· Andreas Gyllenhammar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco· Jens Aerts, Urban Planner and Team Manager, Sweco Belgium· Åsa Lindgren, Head of Sustainability, Stockholm's schools· Emil O'Callaghan, student· Colm O'Callaghan, moderator, Brid Agency About the Urban Insight podcastSweco proudly presents the second Urban Insight podcast – where science, facts and expertise combine with entertainment and an interest in developing the sustainable cities of the future. We focus on the biggest challenges of our time, exploring the citizens perspective and highlighting best practises from frontrunner cities and organisations around the globe. We discuss the best solutions and how to scale up together. Since 2018, Urban Insight reached 28 million people through news, press and media. Enjoy our podcast series highlighting key actions to deliver on the 2030 Agenda and beyond!You can find more insights on our webpage: www.swecourbaninsight.comAbout SwecoSweco is Europe's leading engineering and architecture consultancy. Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our 18,000 architects, engineers and other specialists, we co-create solutions to address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Where you live affects your health. Every day we walk through cities without considering how they're designed and how they assist – or delay – our ability to live well. As the climate warms, cities are heating up too – and without interventions, this could make them more deadly. But we can now collect data on this at unprecedented levels, which can help us to change cities for the better.To help us address these issues, we are joined by Jason Byrne, Professor of Human Geography and Planning at The University of Tasmania, and a researcher of urban political ecologies of green-space, climate change adaptation, and environmental justice; and Professor Billie Giles-Corti, Director of the Healthy Liveable Cities Lab at RMIT University. She has researched the impact of the built environment on health and wellbeing for over two decades. Today's interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge.Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos WeeklyWatch and listen to all our Cosmos Briefings

Anna Berkelmans speaks with Jaime Hogan, an architectural urban designer, and strategic planner. Jaime, who is also a yoga and meditation instructor, holds workshops on a regular basis to provide regenerative practices to the community. She is a firm believer that people must take responsibility for their own environment in order to live a sustainable and equitable lifestyle. Jaime strives to balance her hectic architectural career with her yoga and meditation practice. Moving into a regenerative way of thinking, she looks at how we can upcycle, recycle and renew to minimize our impact on the earth. What You'll Get Out of Tuning In: How to live a sustainable and equitable lifestyle. How to align your inner world with the dharma in your outer world. How to upcycle, recycle and renew resources. Links Mentioned in Episode: Secrets of the Six Figure Yoga Teacher: a step-by-step guide on super-charging your wellness business Show Highlights: Doctors and nurses have a real role to play in yoga health coaching, sacrificing their own health for their career of helping others - Anna Regeneration is the new buzzword and I apply it to my architecture and yoga work to join the two together - Jaime This is a process of unlearning to create a space for yourself - Jaime Timestamps: 8:00-8:33 The culture we are sustaining is degenerating us. 9:09-10:02 Mastering the process of regeneration within ourselves. 10:00-10:44 Finding balance in our outer and inner world. Quotes: Yoga is a regenerative practice unto itself. Jaime You are helping people thrive as a yoga health coach using your zone of genius in the architectural world. Anna Your people who are on a transformational journey want to see results in terms of habit evolution. They must be honest about their body habits.Anna Resources used to be so precious and we used to upcycle, recycle, renew. Jaime People that are joining my program are coming from a mechanistic worldview. Jaime Guest Bio: Jaime has a diverse spatial and policy skillset having worked across architecture, urban design and strategic planning in government and private organizations. Jaime has designed and delivered sustainable solutions in bespoke residential architecture, prepared complex structure plans to guide inner-city renewal in some of Sydney's most recognized centers, and prepared strategic plans and policies for the Local Government and the Planning Institute of Australia. Having qualified as a yoga and meditation teacher in 2015, Jaime also regularly curates workshops, courses and public classes to offer the community regenerative wellbeing practices grounded in traditional Yoga and Ayurveda, and emerging behavioral- and neuro-science. Jaime's work supports her belief that all development professionals must own their duty as custodians of the built and natural environment to create environmentally sustainable, equitable, and engaging places for all. She knows that this kind of leadership takes a resilient mindset and rhythmic wellbeing that is deeply attuned to place and practiced in the community. Jaime founded Place Philosophy in 2021 to bridge the gap between leadership education, wellbeing, and regenerative practices.

In this episode, I talk about an important initiative by a group called Green Roofs for Healthy Cities to create a $500 million dollar fund that will be used to build and maintain new green roofs for schools across America. This bill will create thousands of green jobs, introduce thousands of children to eco-building design, and have big environmental results for energy efficiency in schools. If we want to see biophilic eco-cities take hold, we all need to support initiatives like this that will help make hundreds of green roof projects happen. I supported the campaign by following the prompts on this page and sending a letter to my local congressperson, https://greenroofs.org/advocacy. I know it's easy not to fill out these kinds of political forms - but it's ALSO easy actually click it and send it - and it will make a difference. Please share this episode and share the link to the green roofs advocacy letter. Let's make these hundreds - or even thousands - of new green roofs happen! Wouldn't that be amazing to see it come true? It could change a generation. **CLICK HERE AND FILL IT OUT** - > https://greenroofs.org/advocacy Follow Green Roofs for Healthy Cities https://twitter.com/grhcna https://www.instagram.com/grhcna/

Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. In this episode of Healthy Cities in the SDG Era, Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero will speak with two experts about the relationship between poverty and hunger, or insecure access to food, within both Canadian and global contexts. Discussions will also focus on underlying issues of systemic racism and social inequities, that lead to a disproportionate prevalence of hunger and food security amongst different social groups. Dr. Valerie Tarasuk is a Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, cross-appointed to the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Her primary research focus is household food insecurity. She has led several tri-council research grants to elucidate the scope, nature, and health implications of this problem in Canada, assess the effectiveness of community responses, and determine how public policies and programs impact food insecurity prevalence and severity. In 2011, she led the establishment of PROOF, an interdisciplinary research program working to identify effective policy approaches and mobilize knowledge to reduce household food insecurity in Canada. Allison Daniel is a PhD Candidate in Nutritional Sciences (in the Faculty of Medicine) and a student in the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health. Her research focuses on children with severe acute malnutrition requiring inpatient admission in Blantyre, Malawi. More specifically, she is interested in the pathways from maternal factors and care practices to child outcomes including development and nutritional status in severely malnourished children. CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

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Features Sara Hammerschmidt and Monika Henn of the Urban Land Institute. Sara Hammerschmidt talks about the importance of healthy cities and the power of zoning. She further explains how public education can improve our overall environmental health. Monika Henn discusses healthy cities from the financial and developmental perspective. Henn also sheds light on the unexpected impacts of our changing environment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/healthy-radio/support

This episode of Healthy Cities in the SDG Era takes a different approach in thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals, by zooming out from a focus on specific SDGs, to talking about global health diplomacy, a process which is linked to many of the Goals.Professor Ilona Kickbusch is the founder and chair of the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Previously, she served as the head of the global health division of Yale University and held various positions at the World Health Organization. In 2016, Prof. Kickbusch was awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of her significant contributions to shaping the field of global health with her practical and theoretical expertise. Currently, she is undertaking responsibilities in several distinguished boards and commissions such as the Lancet FT Commission Governing Health Futures – Growing up in a digital world, UHC 2030 and Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.Dr. Srikanth Kondreddy is an Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, and a Senior Fellow at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Ottawa. He also works with UN agencies and he contributes to Think 20 (T20), a policy engagement group of the G20, and has contributed to projects such as the T20 Task Force on "COVID-19 - Multidisciplinary Approaches to Complex Problems". He has research and teaching interests in global health policy, governance, and diplomacy. He is currently researching on global health governance, pandemic preparedness and response, global health security, international health regulations, and international cooperation in health.CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality, aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Its targets encompass ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls everywhere; eliminating violence against women and girls; recognizing and valuing unpaid care and domestic work; ensuring women's participation and equal opportunities for political, economic, and public leadership; and ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.   While the scope of inequality that SDG5 seeks to address is wide-ranging, there is a glaring omission in the very description of SDG 5: while it aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, it fails to explicitly acknowledge the inequities that gender-diverse individuals and sexual minorities experience on the basis of their social identities. Further, it does not explicitly acknowledge intersectionality, and how sexism interacts and intersects with other forms of oppression like racism, homophobia, and classism, to produce different lived experiences of inequality. In this episode of Healthy Cities in the SDG Era, Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero speaks with two researchers that are working to improve the health and well-being of women and gender-diverse individuals with equity and intersectionality at the forefront. Dr. Lori Ross is an Associate Professor in the Social and Behavioural Health Sciences Division of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Lori is also the leader of the Re:searching for LGBTQ Health Team. Lori uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches in her research work, with a strong focus on integrating the principles of community-based research. Much of her research focuses on understanding the mental health and service needs of marginalized populations including lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S+) people, in order to improve access to services for these communities.Sireesha Bobbili is a PhD candidate in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, U of T. She formerly worked as a Project Manager at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, where she led projects focusing on improving mental health systems, both locally and abroad, to increase access for vulnerable and marginalized populations. Sireesha conducts global health research regarding mental health and substance use, violence against women, and public health policy. CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, focuses on making cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. This is significant, as currently half of the global population, or 3.5 billion people, live in cities today, and a projected 5 billion people, or 60% of the world's population will live in cities by 2030. SDG 11 is one of the two foundational SDGs of Healthy Cities in the SDG Era, alongside SDG3: Good Health and Wellbeing. Throughout the series, we'll explore the ways that these SDGs intersect with other goals, including gender equality, education, reducing inequalities, zero hunger, and climate action.  Dr. Patricia O'Campo is the Interim Executive Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, a Scientist at the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, and Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.  She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Population Health Intervention Research and has an established program of research focused on policies and health, and how urban and social policies can ensure people are healthy.Garrett Morgan is a doctoral student in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto working under the co-supervision of Dr. Blake Poland at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Dr. John Robinson at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Garrett is also a student in the Collaborative Specializations in Global Health and Environment and Health, at U of T. He is an urban planner and sustainable development consultant with professional experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors in rural, suburban, and urban environments in Canada and the United States. His research explores the relationships between resilience, sustainability, and equity in Toronto's marginalized communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

In September 2015, Canada and 192 other countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a global framework that is described as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.” In the first episode of Healthy Cities in the SDG Era, Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero will speak to two experts who are working towards achieving these goals about what the SDGs are, why they matter to Canada, and how work at the University of Toronto is helping to achieve them.  Margaret Biggs is Matthews Fellow in Global Public Policy at Queen's University, Chairperson of the Board of Governors for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and Vice Chair of the Canadian Partnership on Women's and Children's Health (CanWaCH). Ms. Biggs previously served as President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and was responsible for overseeing Canada's international development and humanitarian assistance efforts worldwide, including Canada's G8 Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. She is an active contributor on issues related to Canada and global sustainable development. In 2018 she co-authored “A Canadian North Star: Crafting an advanced economy approach to the Sustainable Development Goals” at the Brookings Institution. Ms. Biggs is Board Chair of World University Services Canada and member of the Advisory Council for FinDevCanada. Dr. Joseph Wong is the Vice-President, International for the University of Toronto. He is the Ralph and Roz Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and a Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He formerly held the Canada Research Chair in health, development and democracy for two terms. His research focuses on poverty and innovation, and he has an extensive background of working with the World Bank and the United Nations, and has advised governments around the world on matters of public policy.CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

A projected 5 billion people, or 60% of the world's population will live in cities by 2030, which makes urban health a matter of global health. In September 2015, Canada and 192 fellow countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a global framework for action for people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. It outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the SDGs, all with a guiding principle of leaving no one behind. We have ten years to meet these goals, and there are a number of areas where Canada is lagging behind, and in some cases, moving backwards.This is Healthy Cities in the SDG Era, a podcast about the SDGs, and how research conducted by faculty and students at the University of Toronto is helping to achieve them. This podcast will explore research and policy topics related to SDG3: Good Health and Well-being, and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, and the ways in which they intersect with the other SDGs - for example, areas like poverty, hunger, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, reduced inequalities, and climate action. Our goal is to give context to the ongoing research and progress towards achieving the SDGs at U of T, as it relates to Canada's actions, and to add new perspectives to national discussions about the SDGs. Our conversations will be evidence-based and focus on highlighting actionable ways that people can make an impact in achieving the SDGs. CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

In this episode, hear from Professor Greg Clark, Global Head of Future Cities and New Industries, HSBC, Gus Schellekens, Associate Partner, EY MENA Climate Change and Sustainability and Zoe Knight, Managing Director and Group Head of Centre of Sustainable Finance, HSBC, as they discuss HSBC EY research on sustainable buildings frameworks and healthy cities. Find the full report herehttps://www.business.hsbc.ae/-/media/library/markets-selective/uae/pdf/hsbc-ey-built-to-last-report.pdf See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A panel discussion as part of the 'Trinity and the Changing City' Series. Unlike Cork, Waterford and Galway, Dublin is not a ‘healthy city'. Why is this? And what makes a city ‘healthy'? What policies and actions are in place? And how can evidence-based research inform such policies and actions? A panel of distinguished experts discusses these and related issues. Contributors include Anna Davies, Professor of Geography, Environment and Society at Trinity who will speak about findings from her ERC project SHARECITY in relation to physical/mental wellbeing from food sharing; Denise Cahill, Healthy Cities Coordinator Cork City, who will discuss her work in Healthy Cities including work with the Cork Food Policy Council; and Professor Richard Layte, Professor of Sociology at Trinity, who will examine the links between food environment and health. Trinity and the Changing City is organised by the Identities in Transformation research theme, led by Daniel Faas, Department of Sociology, and is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

This week, Johns Hopkins University data confirmed that the global coronavirus death toll crossed one million. Though we are learning new information about the virus every day, cities are home to 50% of the global population – and therefore at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. So the Partnership for Healthy Cities – which was created by Bloomberg Philanthropies to prevent noncommunicable diseases and injuries in 70 global cities – is stepping up and expanding its support for cities and local leaders during the pandemic. On this episode, Fernando Straface, the Secretary General and Secretary of Foreign Relations of the City of Buenos Aires, joins Dr. Kelly Henning – head of Bloomberg Philanthropies public health team. Together, they discuss how Buenos Aires is collaborating with other Latin American cities to coordinate coronavirus response, how the city government is utilizing data from its COVID-19 dashboard, and what’s keeping local leaders hopeful now.

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We chat with Steven Peck, president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the Toronto-based industry association that supports the North American green roof and green wall industries. He talks about about what goes into a green roof, what’s new in green roofs, and how home owners can find out more about green roofs.The need for green roofs goes beyond creating more space to garden. Peck talks about the urban heat island effect, which can make urban areas up to 10°C warmer than rural areas. He explains that the effect is the result of the removal of vegetation—which is replaced by surfaces that radiate heat.He says that vegetation is like a natural form of air conditioning—and green roofs keep buildings—and the city—cooler.

As cities continue to grapple with the public health challenges posed by COVID-19, Mayor Jan Vapaavuori of Helsinki, Finland, joined Kelly Larson, who works on our public health team, two weeks ago to discuss how Helsinki is responding to COVID-19, how the Partnership for Healthy Cities is encouraging global collaboration between cities, and what’s keeping mayors hopeful right now.

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Show Description: Jared Byczko and Peter Brasovan are the Founders of Naptown Fitness (@naptownfitness), a health/nutrition/fitness business that is focused on making Indianapolis a top 10 healthiest city. While it started as CrossFit NapTown, the two founders discuss the critical strategies in offering diverse brands and services that encompass all of our health needs. They also explain what their business is doing to pivot during the global pandemic. To learn more about Naptown fitness, you can visit: naptownfitness.com (naptownfitness.com) Show Notes: 2:30-16:30: Jared and Peter discuss their backgrounds before launching their business, how they met, and the key skills they learned in corporate jobs that prepared them for entrepreneurship. 16:30-26:30: Jared and Peter talk about the motivation and idea by Naptown Fitness and why they diversified from CrossFit into multiple different brands. 26:30-38:30: Jared and Peter talk about branding consistency, and the crucial pivots that their business is taking to address the pandemic through virtual classes. 38:30: We end the show by asking Jared and Peter how they want to be remembered.

When you say the term green infrastructure, it sounds a bit technical and can have a number of definitions. It can certainly sound complex, but the basic concept is that it's a way to manage rainwater and climate effects, the way nature indented. Such as populated areas where the vast majority of the natural environment has been removed to make way for buildings, homes and roads. Green infrastructure introduces methods such as permeable pavement, green walls and green roofs to capture rainwater which helps manage it, while mitigating the heat island effect, a result of having a vast amount of pavement, concrete and lack of natural green spaces in our urban areas.Green infrastructure improves our cities and the growing need for it presents new opportunities for landscape industry. Joining us on this #landscapechat episode is Warren Gorowitz, director of corporate social responsibility at Hunter Industries. His guest is Steven Peck president of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. For more information on the resources mentioned in this episode, visit Living Architecture Monitor and Living Architecture Academy.CONNECT WITH OUR GUESTWarren Gorowitz - Twitter, LinkedInCONNECT WITH USEnjoy this episode or have questions? We want to hear from you. Connect with Chris Sabbarese at Corona Tools on Twitter and our new GILN Facebook Group. This closed group is like-minded individuals who care about and discuss, gardening and plants, trees and landscaping related topics.

Healthy Cities - Next steps? Mixed use, walkable cities ‘Next steps? Mixed use, walkable cities’ will be a stimulating debate and discussion on how approaches to planning and development can influence health and wellbeing in communities. The panel of speakers will each provide a five-minute provocative pitch to deliver their perspective on the importance (or otherwise) of walkable, mixed-use urban neighbourhoods. This is the first of a series of public seminars on the theme of ‘Healthy Cities’, launched as part of the new Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation at Kellogg. The Centre has been established to promote opportunities for students, researchers, practitioners, and members of the public to engage with the pressing global issues of healthcare and urbanisation.

Leveraging data from different sources to create interoperability and improve outcomes https://outcomesrocket.health/davejackson/2019/08/

Thursday 29th November saw the fifth in our Kellogg Urban Knowledge Exchange series of multidisciplinary seminars, Healthy Cities: 'Is designing healthy communities the right response to an overstretched NHS?' We asked leading voices in the field to share their knowledge, research and pitch their views on the subject. The next seminar “Urban Planning” is on Wednesday 16th January 2019. With Carl Heneghan, Primary Healthcare Danny McDonnell, NHS England, Sian Whyte, Design Council, Chris Naylor, The King’s Fund.

In episode #38, Krishn & Joanne discuss a wide variety of topics including: The importance of bio-individuality and recognizing there isn't one diet that works for everyone. Steven Gundry's Plant Paradox and why certain plant foods are problematic (especially for those with autoimmune disease.) What is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and low FODMAP diets? How fasting benefits the digestive system and promotes healing. The purpose of movement and how to foster a movement-based culture (+ how technology is affecting activity levels amongst children.)  + More! Specific books and articles referenced: The Plant Paradox - Steven R. Gundry M.D. Following Food Bloggers Can be Dangerous Building Healthy Cities Low FODMAP Diets Allimax Garlic/High Potency Allicin Supplement

Helena Wang talks to Peng Gong about The Lancet-Tsinghua Healthy Cities Commission, what needs to be done to evaluate the progress and promote healthy cities in China. This podcast is in Chinese.

Across the world governments and developers are waking up to the fact that healthier cities are happier ones. We touch down in three very different destinations to admire some of the best urban design initiatives.

Across the world governments and developers are waking up to the fact that healthier cities are happier ones. We touch down in three very different destinations to admire some of the best urban design initiatives.

In the last FOE Show of the season, the esteemed Susan Elliott drops by to talk about creating Canada's first baseline study of food allergies in Canada. She also talks healthy cities and her favourite movies (incl. Wall-E).

Carolyn Whitzman is Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne. On this episode she shares her knowledge about healthy and sustainable cities.

Discussion with Ronny Kareni about the latest in the movement for West Papuan independence, and Fiona Armstrong from the Climate and Health Alliance about coal divestment and healthy and sustainable cities.

CLASSES & RESOURCES IN NYC GrowNYC’s Farm Beginnings — a comprehensive agricultural training program developed for new farmers by the people who run the Greenmarket. Designed for a people looking to start farm enterprises, including urban farmers looking to scale-up and second career farm entrepreneurs.   Brooklyn Grange hosts a whole range of workshops and classes for rooftop farmers. If a full roof installation process is more than you want to take on, their Design and Installation arm will build you your very own backyard or terrace garden, rooftop farm, or green wall.  Just Food’s Farm School NYC  — urban agriculture training through a certificate program and a wide range of individual courses from social justice to urban farming to grassroots community organizing. Mission: to build self-reliant communities and inspire positive local action around food access and social, economic, and racial justice issues.  Green Roofs for Healthy Cities  — training towards certification in green roof and wall installation. Eagle Street Farm — Greenpoint. This rooftop farm welcomes visitors from second graders to graduate students to learn about sky-high agriculture.  Cornell Cooperative Extension  — free gardening and farming support run by NYS with offices in every single county – including Manhattan. Offering everything from soil testing to 20c processing licenses.  HUDSON VALLEY INTERNSHIPS AND INCUBATORS Stone Barns’ Growing Farmers Initiative  — Westchester. Comprehensive program to help beginning farmers get the training, resources and guidance to create economically and ecologically resilient farm enterprises. Offers apprenticeships, a virtual grange, workshops on everything from beekeeping to seed saving, and an annual Young Farmers Conference which draws hundreds of beginning farmers from across the country and beyond.  Glynwood’s Farm Incubator  — Cold Spring. Provides the tools and resources aspiring agricultural entrepreneurs need to develop and manage viable farm enterprises in the Hudson Valley. Provides access to land, housing, shared equipment, infrastructure, low-interest capital, business mentoring and training in sustainable farming practices. RESOURCES & NON-PROFITS SUPPORTING NEW FARMERS Cornell’s Beginning Farmers Program  — a comprehensive clearing house of resources, internships, job postings and land opportunities. Northeast Organic Farming Association  — This seven-state non-profit teaches, certifies and supports organic farms. Their semi-annual conferences offer sessions on everything from raw milk to fermentation to homesteading, complete with contra dancing and camping.  The Greenhorns  — A unique resource helping young people make the transition into a career of farming. Provides information about everything from where to find an apprenticeship to how to repair a tractor. Complete with mentor matchmaker.   National Young Farmers Coalition  — represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers. Supports practices and policies to sustain young, independent and prosperous farmers now and in the future. Co-founded by an ex-Manhattanite who now grows organic vegetables in the Hudson.  Richard Wiswall’s The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook  — widely-prized bible on the business end of running a farm. Expert advice on how to make your vegetable production more efficient and how to better manage your employees and finances. The USDA’s (great) new website for new farmers  — Yes, even the USDA is focusing on new farmers. This site offers in-depth information on how to increase access to land and capital, build new market opportunities, participate in conservation opportunities, select and use risk management tools, and access USDA education and technical-support  American Farmland Trust: Transitioning Farmland to a New Generation  — This longtime, stalwart non-profit is bringing its forces to bear for new farmers, offering everything from training to land links as well as targeted offerings for women landowners and conservation.

Public health faces many challenges today and this will intensify in the future across many different areas – cost, technology, lifestyles, expectations etc. In this lecture, Dr Joe Ravetz proposes that we need new ways of thinking to deal with these challenges.

Transcript -- Mary Black of the NW Belfast Health Action Zone explains how Northern Ireland's difficult political situation added an extra layer of challenge to implementing the Healthy Cities policy,

Mary Black of the NW Belfast Health Action Zone explains how Northern Ireland's difficult political situation added an extra layer of challenge to implementing the Healthy Cities policy,

Ilona Kickbusch on how the Healthy Cities Movement began in the mid nineteen eighties as a European initiative.

Transcript -- Ilona Kickbusch on how the Healthy Cities Movement began in the mid nineteen eighties as a European initiative.

Ilona Kickbusch on how the initiative spread out from Europe to the rest of the world, and is particularly important in South America.

Transcript -- Ilona Kickbusch on how the initiative spread out from Europe to the rest of the world, and is particularly important in South America.

Joan Devlin on how Belfast has been successful in implementing its Healthy Cities programme but there is a lot of work still to be done.

Transcript -- Joan Devlin on how Belfast has been successful in implementing its Healthy Cities programme but there is a lot of work still to be done.