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The Built Environment & Health Research Group (BEHRG) is a multi-disciplinary working group at UVA that focuses on the influences of the built environment on human health.\u00a0 The built environment is often defined as “man-made, developed, or structured” features of our communities (Centers for Disease Control “Healthy Places<\/a>” website).<\/p>\n

BEHRG brings together public health, medical, urban planning, engineering, and economics faculty and researchers to address a broad variety of health issues with environmental dimensions including:\u00a0 physical activity promotion, mobility, transportation safety, land use, school health, health disparities, mental health, and chronic disease prevention.<\/p>\n

BEHRG is cosponsored by the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and the Master of Public Health Program.<\/p>\n

Faculty Coordinators:<\/u>
\nSchaefer Somers<\/a>, PHD, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning
\n Matthew J. Trowbridge<\/a>, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine
\nRuth Gaare Bernheim<\/a>, JD, MPH, Division of Public Health Policy and Practice<\/p>\n

Courses:<\/u>
\nPHS562\/PLAN 508D\u00a0Built Environment and Community Health
\n<\/a>PHS 557\/PLAC 557 Environmental Impact Statement
\nPHS 545\/PLAN 545 Healthy Communities<\/p>\n

Events:<\/u>
\n Andrew Dannenberg discusses Health Impact Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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