SPUR Forum: Building For Wellbeing
From SPUR:
6:20 PM PDT on September 14, 2015
From SPUR:
Image courtesy of Flickr user Bhautik Joshi.
From the quality of the air we breathe, to levels of physical activity, to the relationships that we have with our neighbors, research has shown that the places we call “home” affect us in profound ways. How can we harness this understanding in order to positively shape health outcomes? A diverse panel of experts discusses the intersection between built-environment design, policy, community planning, and public health.
+ Cynthia Comerford / San Francisco Department of Public Heath
+ Natasha Franck / Delos
+ Romi Hall / East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
+ Amit Price Patel / David Baker Architects
+ Brad Leibin / David Baker Architects
Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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