April 21, 2005
The environment we build: Richard Jackson to speak on getting into shape
We affect the environment by what we build, but what we build, in turn, affects us and our health.
Dr. Richard Jackson, state public health officer for the California Department of Health Services, will be on campus Monday, April 25, to speak on “Getting Our World Into Shape So We Can Too” at 4 p.m. in room T-625 of the Health Sciences Center. The talk, sponsored by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, is open to everyone.
Jackson has become convinced that the “built environment” is a critically important and underappreciated environmental health issue. He has spoken widely on the results of decisions made in urban planning and public construction.
As state public health officer in California since March 2004, Jackson’s responsibilities include leadership for emergency preparedness, reversing the obesity “epidemic,” and revitalizing the state’s public health work force. He was previously director of the National Center for Environmental Health, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He earned a medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and a master’s degree in public health from UC Berkeley.
