Richard (“Dick”) Jackson, MD, MPH, a professor at the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, appeared in a 10-minute segment of the October 27, 2016 Tavis Smiley Show, to discuss the importance of improving and designing healthy environments and communities. He covers topics related to environmental justice, walkable communities and physical health. Jackson has spent over a decade studying the effects of architecture and urban planning on the physical, mental, and social well-being of people and is considered an expert on the “built environment.”  

Watch the segment at PBS