Natural and Built Environment

Question 1

Built environment

Answer 1

affects physical and psychological health
●Planning decisions influence neighborhood configuration, housing design, parks, location of stores and schools, traffic density and air/water quality
●Density of communities, presence and size of parks, land-use mix, height and size of residential structures, food store location

Question 2

Natural

Answer 2

can promote well-being (individuals engage in more physical activity)
●Can enhance social connections (in parks, etc.)

Question 3

Factors largest impact to smallest impact

Answer 3

Socioeconomic factors, changing the context to make individuals’ default healthy decisions, long-lasting protective interventions, clinical interventions, counseling and education