Event Title
The Role of the Built Environment
Start Date
5-11-2010 1:15 PM
End Date
5-11-2010 2:00 PM
Description
Mr. Killingsworth is nationally recognized for his pioneering efforts in cultivating the emerging domains of active living and placemaking – an applied science that considers the impact of the built environment on health. He has provided technical assistance to numerous federal agencies, national organizations, municipalities, and elected officials. He has consulted in over 300 communities; presented at over 100 national conferences; authored over 30 different peer reviewed publications; provided Congressional testimony; served on research and policy projects with the Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, National Academy of Sciences, and the World Health Organization; advised Health Canada and Transport Canada; and serves on several boards and national initiatives. Mr. Killingsworth has also conducted interviews with The Associated Press, USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Time, Outside Magazine, Jet, ABC News, NPR and PBS.
Mr. Killingsworth is currently a Senior Advisor at Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS) in Newark, Delaware. NHPS is a division of Nemours, an operating foundation that supports one of the nation's largest pediatric health care and health promotion systems. In this capacity, he oversees the strategic and operational integration of core business processes related to program development and implementation so NHPS can achieve its mission – to make Delaware’s children the healthiest in the nation.
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The Role of the Built Environment
Mr. Killingsworth is nationally recognized for his pioneering efforts in cultivating the emerging domains of active living and placemaking – an applied science that considers the impact of the built environment on health. He has provided technical assistance to numerous federal agencies, national organizations, municipalities, and elected officials. He has consulted in over 300 communities; presented at over 100 national conferences; authored over 30 different peer reviewed publications; provided Congressional testimony; served on research and policy projects with the Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, National Academy of Sciences, and the World Health Organization; advised Health Canada and Transport Canada; and serves on several boards and national initiatives. Mr. Killingsworth has also conducted interviews with The Associated Press, USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Time, Outside Magazine, Jet, ABC News, NPR and PBS.
Mr. Killingsworth is currently a Senior Advisor at Nemours Health and Prevention Services (NHPS) in Newark, Delaware. NHPS is a division of Nemours, an operating foundation that supports one of the nation's largest pediatric health care and health promotion systems. In this capacity, he oversees the strategic and operational integration of core business processes related to program development and implementation so NHPS can achieve its mission – to make Delaware’s children the healthiest in the nation.
