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Studying Activity and the Built Environment w/ Professor Jennifer Roberts
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In this episode, I connect with Dr. Jen Roberts, an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, in the Department of Kinesiology, within the School of Public Health, for a detailed discussion about her work and study at the intersection of health and the built environment.
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Public health is and has been top of mind ever since the global coronavirus pandemic took hold, but there's a side to the study of public health that might not be as salient in our thoughts and that is the impact that our built environment has on our health, wellbeing, and specifically in encouraging and promoting healthy, active living.
Dr. Roberts didn't specifically set out to be an academic and researcher in this arena, but we are grateful that she found her way to this work, which includes serving as the Director of the Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory, leading the Purple Line Light Rail Impact on Neighborhood, Health and Transit (PLIGHT) Study, and heading up the NatureRX@UMD initiative on the campus of the University of Maryland.
Additional Helpful Links:
University of Maryland – School of Public Health
Professor Robert’s website and Twitter account
Richard Louv – Nature Deficit Disorder
UC Davis Peer Program – NatureRXhttps://healthy.ucdavis.edu/healthy-campus-resources
Red Lining and Lack of Tree Canopy – NYT article
Rain gardens and nature integration – Active Towns video of the Indy Cultural Trail
Transit catchments areas: The Magic Hand of the Bike – Episode w/ Roland Kager
Health Belief Model – Dr. Marshall Becker
Active Towns Podcast episode w/ Charles T. Brown
Active Towns Podcast episode w/ Kelly Rodgers
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