ann forsyth

In this blog post, Professor Ann Forsyth, PhD, urban planner and architect, examines three smaller scale habitats and the built environment—cities and regions, neighborhoods, and the home—in the context of infectious disease.

Harvard Pop Center faculty member Ann Forsyth is co-author of this essay in The Hastings Center Report that breaks down the complex role that the living environment plays in our well-being as we age.

Ann Forsyth was recently lead author on a paper titled “Perceived and Police-Reported Neighborhood Crime: Linkages to Adolescent Activity Behaviors and Weight Status.” Published in Journal of Adolescent Health, the study addressed the…