Our friends at the Ontario Smart Growth Network present a great little event that connects urban sprawl with the increasing obesity of North American society. The discussion is called “Health Impacts of Sprawl and How Smart Growth Can Solve Them” and takes place here in Toronto on Wednesday, October 5, 2005.
According to public opinion polls, healthcare has been the number one issue in Ontario for most of the last decade. Unfortunately, trends indicate that obesity, heart attacks, colon cancer, osteoporosis, respiratory and mental health ailments are all on the rise. Mounting evidence in Canada and the US indicates that a large part of this dilemma can be attributed to urban sprawl and poor community design. To understand the links between these issues and offer solutions, Chief Medical Officer Sheela Basrur, Dr. Riina Bray, Mayor Hazel McCallion, Dr. Larry Frank and other experts will be discussing how smart growth research, policy, planning and community outreach can help to reduce negative health effects in Ontario.
What’s even better is this: Spacing magazine subscribers get into the event at half-price! To take advantage of this offer, make sure to indicate you are a Spacing magazine subscriber on the registration form, directly under the email/tel/fax line. Register at this site.
