{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"Studying Activity and the Built Environment w/ Professor Jennifer Roberts","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3931,"description":"In this episode, I connect with Dr. Jen Roberts, an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, in the Department of Kinesiology, within the School of Public Health, for a detailed discussion about her work and study at the intersection of health and the built environment. Active Towns Landing page for this episode for additional photos and contentPublic health is and has been top of mind ever since the global coronavirus pandemic took hold, but there's a side to the study of public health that might not be as salient in our thoughts and that is the impact that our built environment has on our health, wellbeing, and specifically in encouraging and promoting healthy, active living.Dr. Roberts didn't specifically set out to be an academic and researcher in this arena, but we are grateful that she found her way to this work, which includes serving as the Director of the Public Health Outcomes and Effects of the Built Environment (PHOEBE) Laboratory, leading the Purple Line Light Rail Impact on Neighborhood, Health and Transit (PLIGHT) Study, and heading up the NatureRX@UMD initiative on the campus of the University of Maryland.Additional Helpful Links:University of Maryland – School of Public HealthProfessor Robert’s website and Twitter accountRichard Louv – Nature Deficit DisorderParkRX – Robert Zarr, MD, MPHCampus NatureRXNatureRX at CornellUC Davis Peer Program – NatureRXhttps://healthy.ucdavis.edu/healthy-campus-resourcesRed Lining and Lack of Tree Canopy – NYT articleRain gardens and nature integration – Active Towns video of the Indy Cultural TrailTransit catchments areas: The Magic Hand of the Bike – Episode w/ Roland KagerHealth Belief Model – Dr. Marshall BeckerActive Towns Podcast episode w/ Charles T. BrownActive Towns Podcast episode w/ Kelly RodgersFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by \"Buying Me a Coffee\" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon2. If you enjoyed this episode, please give it a...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}