title: The Peckham Experiment revisited: cultivating health.
abstract: The Peckham Experiment, begun in London in 1935, was a combination health and recreation center that embodied a visionary, ecological approach to health care. In the face of the continued and costly failure of today's episodic medical services, the author invites us to re-examine Peckham and perhaps take a cue from the past for the future.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003153:Community Health Services; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005898:Glass; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006285:Health Planning; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000266:history; D011998:Recreation; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States