Environmental Interventions for Physical and Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities for Greater Los Angeles

Joshua F. Ceñido, C. Freeman and Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi
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Joshua F. Ceñido: College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
C. Freeman: Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1055 W 7th Street, Suite 2290, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA
Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi: College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: The fields of urban planning and public health were conceived under the same pressures and goals at their inception in the 17th and 18th centuries and continue to address the health concerns of an ever-increasing urban population. While the mutual need that both philosophies have for each other becomes more tangible through research and practice, the application of their interrelatedness continues to benefit residents and visitors of mindfully-built environments. In health-conscious Los Angeles, there lacks a comprehensive assessment of health-centered considerations being implemented by those entrusted with the responsibility of shaping our cities. As a greater majority of the world’s population moves into urban settings, built environment interventions play a progressively vital role in addressing physical and mental health concerns. This piece hopes to bring to attention the need for focused and dynamic approaches in addressing health concerns by means of design, planning, and policy, by focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by the geographic and human resources of the Greater Los Angeles area.

Keywords: active living; built environment; health equity; health outcomes; mental health; neighborhood; urban design; walkability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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