Urban Design 4 Health

UD4H’s Lead Research Scientist, Dr. Behram Wali, participated in the 2019 Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr. Wali delivered five poster presentations and three podium presentations at the event that attracts more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world. Dr. Wali's presentations spanned topics related to transportation safety; driving behavior, error taxonomy, and built-environment; connected and automated vehicles; big data and real-time driving behavior prediction; and vulnerable road users’ safety. #UD4H #research #transportation #safety

Hiring: UD4H is looking for 4 park surveyors in Vancouver, BC. This temporary contract position is now open. This is a great summer job opportunity for students interested in our work. If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this opportunity on. Learn more at: http://urbandesign4health.com/about/career-opportunities

Dr. Nicole Iroz-Elardo will be presenting on Wednesday, March 1 at Active Living Research 2017 in Clearwater, Florida. Her talk, Supporting Active Travel by Monetizing Health with Cost of Illness and Input-Output Economic Models, will highlight results from recent UD4H projects for Southern California Association of Government (SCAG) and Utah Transit Authority (UTA). Come learn how every $1 spent on active transportation in SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan is expected to result in over $8 in economic output! #ALR2017

On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Dr. Larry Frank, President of UD4H and Eric Fox, GIS Manager at UD4H attended the launch of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 500 Cities Database in Dallas, TX. In early December, the CDC released the 500 Cities Database which contains 27 health outcomes for the 500 largest cities in the United States. The health outcomes leverage the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) self-reported data available nationwide.... The 500 Cities database includes 5 unhealthy behaviors such as prevalence of smoking, 15 measures of chronic disease including type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure and 5 preventative health indicators such as medication intake for high blood pressure. The 500 Cities project is timely and synergistic with the UD4H development of the National Environmental Database (NED) which offers built, natural and social environmental metrics to assess how neighborhood context can support or hinder public health. Learn more: http://urbandesign4health.com/cdc-500-cities-ned See more

On June 22, 2016 Transportation 4 America (T4A) hosts a special online discussion and webinar about Planning for a Healthier Future which highlights efforts by UD4H, Calthorpe Analytics, Fehr & Peers and Conveyal to create Health, Social Equity and Environmental Performance Measures. The report was designed to guide metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in the development of their Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs). Read more at: http://urbandesign4health.com/t4a-performance-measures

Recently Dr. Lawrence Frank, President and Eric Fox, GIS Manager at Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) presented on the development of a National Environmental Database (NED)for the Physical Activity Policy Research Network Plus (PAPRN+). The presentation outlined the current data development stages of the NED, provided a sample of some of the databases assembled thus far, and discussed the methods utilized to incorporate the various datasets. It further showed examples of how the data may be displayed visually in maps, charts and tables. Learn more: http://urbandesign4health.com/ud4h-ned-for-paprn

On Monday, February 1, 2016 Dr. Larry Frank, President and Eric Fox, GIS Manager at UD4H, presented recent work on the monetization of health care costs and analyses of neighborhood built environment near places of employment for the 2016 Active Living Research (ALR) Conference (#ALR2016) in Clearwater Beach, FL. Dr. Frank presented recent work on a pre/post assessment of the health impacts of new greenway infrastructure in Vancouver as well as findings from the Health Monetization of Active Transportation study in greater Los Angeles. Eric Fox presented recent findings from work from the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (NQLS Prime) examining worksites in the metropolitan Baltimore and Seattle regions. Learn more: http://urbandesign4health.com/ud4h-presents-at-2016-alr-con

Don't miss a presentation today at 1:30PM EST on Performance Measures for Bicycling: Trips & Miles Traveled in Minnesota at the 2016 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting #TRBAM Read more: https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/interactivepro/Details/2923

UD4H's Jessica Schoner presents today on the impact of bikeshares and bicycle performance measures at the 2016 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting @TRBofNA #TRBAM Learn more at: http://urbandesign4health.com/bikeshare-systems-bicycle-per

On Tuesday, January 12th Jessica Schoner, Lead Analyst and Project Manager at UD4H, will be presenting recent research on bicycle performance measures and the effects of bikeshare stations and activity on cycling at the 2016 Transportation Research Board (TRB) 95th Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Jessica will be presenting on two papers as part of the Bicycling Research Mega Session and Emerging Research in Bicycling. Read more here: http://urbandesign4health.com/bikeshare-systems-bicycle-per

UD4H is Hiring! Join Urban Design 4 Health (www.ud4h.com) a leading edge consulting firm established nearly 20 years ago engaged in transportation, land use, public health, and smart growth planning. New job opportunity: Administrative/Financial Manager. Read more:http://urbandesign4health.com/about/career-opportunities

#StepItUp U.S. Surgeon General relies on the research of Dr. Larry Frank and his colleagues to provide the evidence base for Step It Up! The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. Learn more at www.ud4h.com and www.surgeongeneral.gov.