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- Urban Design 4 Health

Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) looks forward to exciting new opportunities in 2024 to apply our data and tools to promote human health, social equity, environmental resilience, and sustainable economic development.
Learn more about the services we offer here. Contact us if you would like to discuss ways we can help.

2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Lawrence Frank, William Bachman and Jim Chapman.

Expansion: National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM)

Major new funding support from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Integrate new capabilities into the existing tool platform utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-derived models
Enable the efficient generation of large-scale micro-level pedestrian features from digital imagery

Patent Awarded to UD4H

Awarded a patented invention in early 2023
UD4H continues to leverage innovative data generation technologies
Prioritization and optimization of cost-effective urban design solutions to enhance physical activity and cardiometabolic health

Project Completed: Environmental Factors in Disease Prevention & Wellness Promotion

William Bachman, Lawrence Frank and Jim Chapman visiting Novo Nordisk in Copenhagen.

A collaborative study with Novo Nordisk
Investigated how built and natural environmental factors impact weight trajectories and downstream chronic disease across the life-course
Conducted a pilot analysis connecting environmental factors with study sites used by randomized control trials

National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM) Applications

Applied in 5 new regions across the country
Continues to assist agencies to better incorporate health-related outcomes into transportation, land use and community design planning practice

Blueprint Health Indicators Study for the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, CA

Livable Centers College Area Study for the City of Henderson, NV

Welcome Xiao Shi!

Dr. Xiao Shi, Senior Analyst

UD4H is pleased to announce that Dr. Xiao Shi has joined UD4H as a Senior Analyst.

Xiao brings more than 10 years of experience in transportation, climate and health, and statistical modeling to UD4H.

We look forward to bringing her skills and experience to our current and future portfolio of projects.

Our Team

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UD4H can help you integrate health, equity, and the environment more fully into your work. We use our innovative, evidence-based, and objectively measured data and tools to promote human health, social equity, environmental resilience, and sustainable economic development.

Learn more about the services we offer. Contact us if you would like to discuss ways we can help your organization.

- The UD4H Team

Urban Design 4 Health (UD4H) develops evidence and tools to support healthy, sustainable, energy secure transportation and land use decision making.

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