Public Health, Planning Come Together to Create Healthier Communities

[...]thanks to a partnership between the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the American Planning Association that was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, experts in public health and planning across the country now have a deeper understanding of how each side plays a role in creating healthy communities.In Charlotte, North Carolina, the Centralina Health Solutions Coalition sought to bolster physical activity in the Mecklenburg County Public Health Priority Area-a community of mostly Black residents who are older and have lower incomes compared with the overall county.