Diabetes and Suburban Sprawl Dr. Richard J. Jackson, pediatrician and former director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created a series of documentaries titled Designing Healthy Communities. In the first series, Dr. Jackson explores the physical and social environment that surrounds suburban America. Communities around the U.S. lack mobility and in turn this has created an increase of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the last century. Dr. Jackson feels it is now more important than ever to rebuild the U.S. into a more mobile America which encourages a healthier lifestyle by rehabilitating communities.
Dr. Jackson explains with the expansion of automobiles becoming the leading form of transportation in the U.S., citizens have become increasingly less active. Convenience has taken over America with our abilities to commute between work, home and schools. Due to the lack of mobility, Dr. Jackson has concluded there has been an increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes. In today’s society, there is little chance for physical activity unless someone chooses to exercise. The lack of exercise, lack of nutrition, and convenience to processed foods has created an epidemic of obesity …show more content…
In urban areas where there is a significant population of low-income families, there is an increase of problems with obesity. Rail and beltway communities afford its citizens the opportunity to become more active by promoting the use of shared-use pathways and providing neighborhood-based trails that can be beneficial and impactful in many ways (RTC, 2017). Communities can now walk to work and to community areas where shopping and area restaurants are now located steps away from the railway or
Dr. Jackson explains with the expansion of automobiles becoming the leading form of transportation in the U.S., citizens have become increasingly less active. Convenience has taken over America with our abilities to commute between work, home and schools. Due to the lack of mobility, Dr. Jackson has concluded there has been an increase in obesity and type 2 diabetes. In today’s society, there is little chance for physical activity unless someone chooses to exercise. The lack of exercise, lack of nutrition, and convenience to processed foods has created an epidemic of obesity …show more content…
In urban areas where there is a significant population of low-income families, there is an increase of problems with obesity. Rail and beltway communities afford its citizens the opportunity to become more active by promoting the use of shared-use pathways and providing neighborhood-based trails that can be beneficial and impactful in many ways (RTC, 2017). Communities can now walk to work and to community areas where shopping and area restaurants are now located steps away from the railway or