[TheUWfarm] Braden Born "Planning as if Eating Mattered: Building Environments that Promote Healthy Eating"

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:40:09 -0800
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To: NWCPHP-announce@u.washington.edu
Subject: [NWCPHP-Announce] Seattle Healthy Places Research Group: Reminder:
March 4, 2010

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice in the University of Washington
School of Public Health

Save the date: Thursday, March 4, 2010

*What:* Seattle Healthy Places Research Group Forum

*When:* Thursday, March 4th, 2010

*Where:* UW Gould Hall, Room 114. Click here for a map
<http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northwest.html?GLD>.

*Time:* 3:30pm-5:00pm

The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice <http://www.nwcphp.org/> and
the Department of Urban Design and Planning <http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/>
invite you to attend the monthly meeting of the Seattle Healthy Places Research
Group (HPRG). This group welcomes public health and planning faculty,
researchers, students, practitioners, and others interested in exploring the
relationship between the built environment and the health of communities.

*Branden Born,* Assistant Professor, Urban Design and Planning, will be
presenting *"Planning as if Eating Mattered: Building Environments that Promote
Healthy Eating."*

Born studies planning process and social justice; land use planning and
regionalism; and urban food systems. Currently he is working with stakeholders
from around Washington State to examine land use regulations with regard to
environmental sustainability and agricultural viability; he is also working
with citizens and elected officials to develop local food policy and a Regional
Food Policy Council at PSRC (Puget Sound Regional Council), as well as
collaborating with researchers and community members on several healthy
community initiatives. He is co-author of the APA's Planning Advisory Service
Report on Planning for Community and Regional Food Systems.

*Next session:* April 8, Health Sciences Center, Room F348.

206.685.1130 · nwcphp@u.washington.edu <mailto:nwcphp@u.washington.edu> ·
www.nwcphp.org <http://www.nwcphp.org>