Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health: Launch event and reception
Tuesday, Jul 7, 20158:30 AMEDT
| The British Embassy 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.Related
You are invited to the launch of new global think tank, The Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health. Tonight we bring together urban thinkers and doers from architecture, design, transport, urban planning, healthcare, academia and more for our first interdisciplinary conversation addressing the question: how can we design better mental health into our cities? If you are interested in the nexus between health, design, and the urban setting, join researchers, policymakers, practitioners, designers and others for an evening of dynamic, diverse presentations, conversations, and drinks to celebrate the launch of this exciting new initiative. Featured speakers Chris Hamilton President of Active Transport for Cities, and previous Arlington DOT Chief Improving population mental health through urban transport Sara Hammerschmidt Senior Associate at Urban Land Institute Land use for better mental health. Jamie Huffcut Health and Wellness Regional Practice Leader at Gensler Integrating the principles of good mental healthcare design into the city Yonette Thomas Scientific Advisor on Urban Health to the New York Academy of Medicine, and Senior Advisor to the Association of American Geographers Geospatial thinking in urban mental health Robert Zarr Pediatrician at Unity Health Care Prescribing parks over pills for children's mental health Facilitator Layla McCay Psychiatrist and Director of the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health Turning mental health research into urban design reality Timing 6pm Join us to toast the launch of UD/MH with wine and cheese 6:30pm Formal Program 7:30pm Networking and informal discussions 8pm End More information at http://www.urbandesignmentalhealth.com. Register now on Eventbrite.
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