Who We Are

The Design for Health  (DFH) web site is maintained by Ann Forsyth at Cornell University and Joanne Richardson of Actreo Design.  Ann Forsyth also manages the Healthy Metropolis blog.

The DFH web site features a number of different kinds of materials:

  • Many core resources were created during 2006 to 2008 when the project was providing technical assistance on comprehensive planning.
  • From 2008 to 2010 the group did a number of trainings and conference presentations, particularly on Health Impact Assessment.
  • The Healthy Metropolis blog started in 2010.

The project team for the phases to 2010 included:

Research Faculty to 2010

  • Ann Forsyth, Ph.D., Professor, City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
  • Kevin Krizek, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Planning, Design and Civil Engineering, University of Colorado
  • Carissa Schively Slotterback, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Others

Alumni

Other Health-related Work by the DFH Team

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E-mail: info@designforhealth.net