What if Philadelphia decided that improved public health was a shared civic goal? How would we build the city differently? Despite being the city of "meds and eds," Philly ranks as one of the least healthy among the United States’ largest cities with its stubbornly high rates of diabetes, infant mortality and homicide.
But as the city builds new infrastructure, it is shifting the population's health. Investments are being made in public spaces, bike share and transportation. Supermarkets are opening in under-served neighborhoods. Rates of obesity and violence are declining.
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Join The Philadelphia Inquirer for a conversation with the experts who are shaping Philadelphia’s healthy future and participate in a dialogue about the city's health priorities and what the Inquirer’s health desk should cover in the coming year.
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Hear about transformational projects and programs are making the city healthier through better access to fresh, local food that’s also affordable. Yael Lehman, The Food Trust; Haile Johnston, Common Market; Rick Phillips, Walmart Foundation; moderated by Maureen Fitzgerald, Food Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Â
The key to a healthier future starts with the next generation of young people. This panel will look at ways of keeping kids healthy. Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, Independence Blue Cross Foundation; Waffiyyah Murphy, Bicycle Coalition; Dr. Flaura Winston, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Vanessa Briggs, Public Health Management Corporation. Moderated by Charlotte Sutton, Health and Science Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The design of our parks, houses, streets and many other aspects of living in Philadelphia can have a profound impact on our health. Catherine Nagel, City Parks Alliance; Kiki Bolender, Healthy Rowhouse; Claudia Setubal, Bicycle Transit Systems; Alex Gilliam, Department of Making & Doing;Â Moderated by Inga Saffron, Architecture Critic, The Philadelphia Inquirer
How can leaders in government, philanthropy and higher education affect the city's health outcomes? Karen Murphy, Secretary of Health, State of Pennsylvania; Joseph Pyle, The Scattergood Foundation; James W. Buehler, M.D., City of Philadelphia; Yvonne Michael, Drexel University, in conversation with the audience and Karl Stark, The Philadelphia Inquirer
