Congress for the New Urbanism Slated for Atlanta May 19-22

Dr. Howard Frumkin, a special assistant to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Climate and Health, is the author of Urban Sprawl and Public Health. He will be the honorary chair for the 18th Congress for the New Urbanism.

“New Urbanism: Rx for Healthy Places” is the theme for the 18th Congress for the New Urbanism in Atlanta, May 19-22. The conference, which is being organized with assistance from CDC, will explore links between development patterns and health.

“The cooperation of Dr. Frumkin and his CDC colleagues in organizing this major annual event reaffirms the central ideas of New Urbanism — that we can only succeed in making our communities more livable, valuable and healthy by involving professionals, advocates and government officials from diverse fields,” said CNU President and CEO John Norquist.