• Healthier neighborhood is key to healthier community

    A holistic neighborhood plan created with the help of citizens is designed to improve health.
    In many cities, immigrants gravitate toward gritty, low-cost, neighborhoods—like Southwest, home to Detroit’s Mexicantown. Southwest Detroit has an industrial heritage and still serves as a transportation hub. The area suffers from heavy truck traffic and lacks adequate, usable green spaces. The...Read more

  • A hospital fully embraces urban planning

    “The hospital can be a catalyst to create healthy communities in which walking, social engagement, and positive economic transformation are facilitated.”
    Hospitals across the nation are talking about making neighborhoods around them better and encouraging active living—but none have adopted a more ambitious and comprehensive plan than Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) in Detroit, Michigan. The organization’s headquarters and largest facility, the 800-...Read more