Spatial Justice as a Driver of Health in the Context of Societal Emergencies: Proceedings of a Workshop

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Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2023 Feb 28.

Excerpt

Spatial justice is about equitable access to parks, housing, and more. During societal emergencies, including pandemics and climate change, the relationship between people and places requires greater attention and action to integrate the knowledge of people with lived experience, especially historically marginalized communities. On September 20 and 21, 2021, the National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a virtual workshop to explore the nature, use, design of, threats, and changes to places as a resource for health and public spaces as a shared resource. This Proceedings document summarizes workshop discussions.

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This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and the Association of American Medical Colleges, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Fannie Rippel Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Nemours, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Saint David’s Foundation, The California Endowment, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wake Forest Baptist Health. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.