Special Breast-Cancer Awareness Edition

Changes in our lifestyles and communities have played the greatest role in the decline of activity levels among Americans. Millions of Americans drive to and from work and use a car to run almost every errand. The diseases of the 21st century will be “chronic” diseases, those that steal vitality and productivity, and consume time and money. These diseases-heart disease, diabetes, obesity, asthma, and depression- are diseases that can be moderated by how we design and build our human environment. It is now accepted that, in addition to direct hazards from infectious diseases and environmental toxins, human behaviors play a critical role in determining human health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity*.” We have choices to make; where we live, how we spend our time and what we do with our bodies. These are the factors that will determine our health.

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