Oakland, California (Photo by Ann Forsyth) The topic of food and planning is one of great interest—particularly promoting healthy

InformeDesign (http://www.informedesign.org/) is an online database of research on people and environments. With substantial funding from the American Society of

For those not at universities, finding research on the connections between health and places can be a bit tricky. However,

As blogs have proliferated some have begun to deal with health and places. Below I list a sampling of the

  Garden landscape (Photo by Ann Forsyth) Focusing on gardens and other landscapes, with a particular emphasis on gardens in

>This UCLA clearinghouse has been a terrific resource for some time but has recently updated its web site: http://www.HIAGuide.org.  

The Rapid Health Impact Assessment—the kind of HIA that takes the form of a structured workshop with substantial preparation and

With a focus on international development, health, and globalization, Gapminder shows what it is possible for Swedish statisticans to to

Integrating health into planning often uses the approach called evidence-based practice. An article on this topic by some of the

How health impact assessment can make a difference is an issue of some interest at present. For those wanting to