In this City Voices and Perspectives publication, Denver City Councilman Paul D. López describes innovative strategies that simultaneously address both gang violence and the lack of healthy, affordable food in west Denver. The urban farming and mural programs highlighted in City Voices and Perspectives: Paul D. López illustrate how the combination of political will, strong partnerships and a public health approach can transform neighborhoods for the better.

The report serves as a launching pad for action for practitioners and advocates who are interested in engaging in systems and environmental change approaches in four key arenas: schools, early childcare and education settings, out-of-school-time programs, and communities.

The paper outlines organizational practices and public policies to expand access to healthy foods in support of healthy eating and better overall health.

Discusses strategies and opportunities for collaboration through the creation of safe spaces, fostering social cohesion and promoting community development and employment. Read Addressing the Intersection: Preventing Violence and Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living to learn more about the impact of community violence on healthy eating and active living.

Prevention Institute chapter, Traffic Injury Prevention: A 21st Century Approach, published in Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research, describes opportunities in the authorization of the federal transportation bill to promote safety for all travelers.

Illuminates the opportunities and barriers transportation policy creates for building healthy communities.

This Convergence Partnership document makes recommendations for investment in prevention and wellness as an element of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.

In this 2009 letter, leaders at The California Endowment, The Kresge Foundation, Nemours, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente wrote that prevention measures like improved access to healthy food will save both lives and money.

This brief presents a compilation of research and recommendations written by advocates and academics in the fields of transportation, public health and equity.

Though this brief primarily views the built environment through a public health lens, it also describes built environment issues from the perspective of environmental justice, sustainable food systems, economic development, equity, and climate change.