Good health depends on having safe homes that protect us and provide a sense of privacy, security, stability and control. On the flip side, poor quality and inadequate housing contributes to health problems such as infectious and chronic diseases, injuries and poor childhood development. In Miami-Dade County, 33% or 273,240 households experience severe housing problems.* …
FitCity 3 which explored the intersection between health and the built environment was successfully held on February 19, 2016 at the the Miami Center for Architecture & Design in Miami. This year’s conference focused on Active Transportation & Mobility and provided participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding of how our transportation and mobility development in Miami-Dade has an …
Miamians might be getting themselves in some hot water and were not talking about a visit to the beach. Our community health outlook tells us we need to start taking steps, quite literally, towards better health. For instance, obesity among Florida adults is on track to hit 58.6% by 2030. That’s more than double the …
