Creating neighbourhoods, streets and parks that keep us healthy
Professor Howard Frumkin is Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA. He was formerly Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, at Atlanta's Emory University.
Prof Frumkin discusses the impact of the urban environment on public health, encompassing the latest evidence from research in North America and elsewhere.
The free City Talks, presented by the City of Sydney and The Sydney Morning Herald, are designed to stimulate discussion on our urban environment.