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Urban environments are becoming more crowded, and high-density developments are being planned and built to house all those new citizens. But how do we ensure we're building healthy, liveable environments? The story below describes a collaborative...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): Australia - New Zealand
Category: Wellness, Built environment, Health and human services
Concerns about a mushrooming diabetes epidemic are widespread. The Hindustan Times suggests that once a disease of the affluent, diabetes is now “rampant” among India’s urban poor. A recent report by Aetna International indicates diabetes has...
Article - 07/12/2017
Active Region(s): India, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
We’ve written previously about efforts to use technology to battle social isolation, from the SmartLab in Seattle to a Meal Makers program in Scotland to the Dublin-based Freebird travel club for seniors. But to emphasize the importance of this...
Article - 05/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
When the topic is vulnerable children – children who through no fault of their own have been abused, abandoned, neglected, bullied or otherwise wronged – it can be tough to find an upside. But we know there are incredible, compassionate human beings...
Article - 04/19/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
In this week's Quick takes installment, we highlight initiatives designed to make a positive difference in the lives of older populations. Some are pretty simple, but as you'll read below, they do matter. – Liz EnbyskIn Winter Park, a daily call...
Article - 04/18/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Recently we wrote about drones being used for humanitarian purposes – shedding a positive light on a technology not everyone is comfortable with. Same issue with robots; hardly a day goes by without a headline citing fears that they'll take jobs...
Article - 03/08/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness