title: Design for health: the relationship between design and noncommunicable diseases.
abstract: The authors explore the relationship between design and noncommunicable diseases, first by highlighting how design knowledge and practice can have a direct and indirect effect on these diseases. They then review the literature on the link between the physical environment (e.g., dwellings, the neighborhood, cities) and noncommunicable diseases. Last, they illustrate the links between design and noncommunicable diseases by exploring in greater detail how designers and the design of the urban environment can play a positive role in the reduction of noncommunicable diseases.
authors.affiliation: Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, ImaginationLancaster, University of Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Christopher T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Boyko
authors.forename: Cary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002958:City Planning; D004779:Environment Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016138:Walking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data