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Incorporating Health into Comprehensive Planning

By Melanie Simmons and Carrie Fesperman

Among the many tasks and responsibilities that planners are charged with, creating neighborhoods of value for the communities they serve is an overarching concern. A variety of factors play a part in maintaining and improving quality of life; urban design, transportation and traffic management, open space provision, community advocacy, and environmental planning come to mind. Yet there is an additional element that overlaps all others and provides a very personal connection to planning concerns: health.

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