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Tag Archives: health care
The pioneers behind historic Black-owned pharmacies
A quick trip to the drugstore sounds like a typically mundane shopping adventure we all have taken from time to time. Unfortunately, for Black Americans, especially during America’s Jim Crow segregation era, a trip to the pharmacy for prescriptions or … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, business, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, commerce, consumerism, culture, demographics, diversity, economic development, education, entrepreneurship, geography, health, Health care, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, injustice, land use, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, racism, Science, shopping, social equity, States, third places, urban planning, Women
Tagged African-Americans, bigotry, business, cities, Civil Rights, drugstores, education, health, health care, health planning, injustice, Jim Crow, medicine, pharmacies, pharmacists, racism, retailing, segregation, soda fountain, Third places
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How about insurance incentives for bicycling?
Among my many ponderings about cycling and bike commuting, one topic that bugs me on a semi-annual basis is why I am not eligible to get a lower auto insurance rate for commuting to/from work so often by bicycle? In … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, civics, commerce, culture, environment, fitness, fun, government, health, Health care, marketing, planning, recreation, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged auto, bicycling, bike commuting, biking, commuting, environment, health, health care, insurance, sustainability, transportation, work
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18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28
What do the series of eight numbers in the title of this blogpost have in common? Sadly, they represent the ages of eight young adults whose funerals, memorials, and/or visitations I have attended in past ten years. The cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, civility, Communications, family, health, Health care, humanity, Love, peace
Tagged family, health, health care, humanity, legacy, love, peace
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Are fitness centers ready for a shakeout?
I don’t know about your community, but here in Greater Lansing there has been an explosion of fitness centers in the past few years. No longer is fitness relegated to the YM/WCA, the community recreation center, or the local athletic … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, branding, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, economic gardening, fitness, health, Health care, land use, marketing, planning, product design, recreation, sports, third places, urban planning, zoning
Tagged athletics, branding, exercise, fitness, fitness centers, health, health care, health clubs, marketing, recreation, sports, zoning
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Clinically promoting sprawl and poor health
The last few times I have visited my home state of Indiana, I have noticed a number of new hospitals recently opened or being constructed along the I-69 corridor. Even when I was out West in California and Oregon, I … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, Cities, consumerism, density, economic development, Economy, Environment, geography, health, Health care, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, pollution, spatial design, sprawl, States, sustainability, transportation, zoning
Tagged cities, health care, hospitals, land use, medical, sprawl
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Will wonders ever cease?
Kudos to Chief Justice John Roberts and the other four members of the Supreme Court who voted today to preserve nearly all aspects of the Affordable Healthcare Act. This is a tremendous victory for all Americans, whether they know it … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, economics, family, government, health, Health care, human rights, humanity, politics
Tagged civics, court, health care, Obamacare, politics, SCOTUS
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Planning in the age of aging
On Thursday, I attended the Michigan Association of Planning’s (MAP’s) 2012 Spring Institute. The overall theme of the event was planning for an aging society – certainly a timely topic even if many of us prefer to dismiss the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in culture, diversity, health, planning, Uncategorized, urban planning, zoning
Tagged aging, health care, planning, universal design, visitability
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This ought to be interesting…
Heard on the news this evening that the Supreme Dorks have decided to hear the case challenging the legality of President Obama’s health care law. Given the Supreme Dorks can’t even figure who or what a person is, this ought to … Continue reading
Posted in civics, civility, government, Health care, poverty, Women
Tagged health care, law, Supreme Court
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Hooked on tonics – Is the world addicted?
The best new song and video of 2011, to date, are entitled “Anti-D” for short or “Anti-Depressent” by Liverpool’s indie rock band, The Wombats. The tune is a satirical and thought-provoking slam on modern medicine and its synthetic solutions to … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, Health care, Music, Science, U.K.
Tagged health, health care, medicine, music, Science
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