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The Role of Physical Infrastructure on Health and Well-Being

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This chapter presents an overview of key concepts relevant to research and practice of lifestyle medicine focusing on the intersection of the physical infrastructure as an enabler or barrier to achieve healthy lifestyle and behaviors. The focus is on a broad description of definitions and frontier research on environmental health, the built environment, urban planning and design, social determinants of health, and policy frameworks such as health in all policies. This chapter also provides key resources from federal, state, and local governments as well as academia covering data, reports, and communities of knowledge.

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    Jeffrey I. Mechanick

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    Robert F. Kushner

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Padrón, N.A. (2020). The Role of Physical Infrastructure on Health and Well-Being. In: Mechanick, J.I., Kushner, R.F. (eds) Creating a Lifestyle Medicine Center. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48088-2_6

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