Section 8: Are Large-Scale Interventions Effective in Improving Community Environments and Health?

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Runtime: 8:00

Dr. Zenk discusses how interventions designed to impact an entire community would include policy changes and community investments on a broad scale. Projects discussed include a revision of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package, a national program to increase access to healthy foods in underserved areas, and a project to build an elevated park and trail on an unused rail line in Chicago.

‹ Section 7: Does the Effectiveness of Health Care and Small, Targeted Interventions Differ Across Community Environments?

Section 9: Relevance of Community Environments to the Public Health Crisis of COVID-19 ›

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All Health Is Not Created Equal: Where You Live Matters

Speaker Biosketch for All Health Is Not Created Equal: Where You Live Matters

Section 1: Introduction to the Lecture and the Speaker

Section 2: Close in Miles but Distant in Resources

Section 3: Presentation Overview and Definition of Social Determinants

Section 4: How Food Scarcity and Affordability Affect Body Weight and Health