HPRG RESEARCH
Following is a list of projects that have been discussed at HPRG meetings. The projects have been categorized into six subject areas: Quality Growth and Health , Urban Environment and Health , Open Space and Health , Transportation and Health , Building Design and Health , and Completed Research .
Quality Growth and Health |
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Context Sensitive Design Symposium: Designing Travelways for People and Places |
Georgia Department of Transportation, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (Georgia Tech), MARTA, Federal Highway Administration, Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Municipal Association, Atlanta Regional Commission, and Urban Land Institute-Atlanta |
May 10-12, 2004 |
Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (Georgia Tech) |
Fall 2003, ongoing |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and UCLA School of Public Health |
Fall 2003 - Winter 2005 |
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Implementing Quality Growth: Politics, Principles, and Practices |
Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), Georgia Municipal Association (GMA), and Urban Land Institute-Atlanta (ULI-Atlanta), and Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (Georgia Tech) |
Fall 2004 |
Urban Environment and Health |
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Georgia Tech College of Architecture, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (Georgia Tech) |
Fall 2003, ongoing |
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Open Space and Health |
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Emory University |
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Neighborhood Parks and Active Living (NPAL) Research Project |
Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Spring 2004 - Spring 2007 |
Emory University |
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Transportation and Health |
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Emory University |
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Georgia Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, Atlanta Regional Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Turner Foundation, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia Division of Public Health, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Urban Land Institute ? Atlanta, Georgia Tech, and the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (Georgia Tech) |
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Building Design and Health |
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Active Living by Design: Creating Activity Enhancing Residential Settings |
Georgia Institute of Technology and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Jan. 2003- August 2004 |
Environmental Factors for Promoting the Voluntary Use of Stairs |
Georgia Institute of Technology, Ryerson University |
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Review of Health Outcomes of the Healthcare Environment in Acute Care Settings |
Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas A&M, and the Center for Health Design, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
Jan. 2004-June 2004 |
Completed Research |
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Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Program, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (Georgia Tech) |
August 2002 - February 2003 |
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