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The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington is an excellent resource for those interested in

A new WHO briefing paper series on Health in the Green Economy proposes links between climate change mitigation and improved

High noise levels are an irritation and, at very high levels, a health hazard. Several new applications allow smart phone

Noise Mapping England is a terrific online resource providing highly localized noise mapping for a number of English cities. Noise

The American Planning Association recently released a report, Healthy Planning, evaluating 22 comprehensive and sustainability plans in terms of health

For those interested in the broad situation of health and place globally, the World Health Organization’s Global Health Observatory is

The USDA Economic Research Service’s Food Environment Atlas and Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America provide a wealth of data

For those interested in how to connect health and urban planning, the APAs Planning and Community Health Research Center is

The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium is a national-level federally-funded University Transportation Center. One of their three research themes

People trying to plan to increase active transportation face problems with data. It isn’t clear how much active transportation is

For those interested in health and aging, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is perhaps a surprising source of useful information.

With growing interest in active transport practitioners and researchers have created a large number of tools to measure active transport