UD4H conducts foundational research and develops data-driven analytic tools that examine the relationships between built environments, natural spaces, and social systems and their impact on community health, walkability, and active transportation. Our multidisciplinary team of urban planners, researchers, and data scientists provide consulting services, comprehensive data analyses, and predictive modeling solutions to support government agencies and organizations in developing healthier, more equitable, and economically sustainable communities across all scales, from individual neighborhoods to metropolitan regions.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
For 25 years, UD4H has partnered with governmental agencies at all levels—national, state, provincial, regional, and local—along with other organizations to build their technical capacity for evaluating the health impacts of transportation investments, land development, and urban design decisions. We specialize in translating evidence-based research into practical tools, methodologies, technical assistance, and guidance that help agencies integrate health considerations into their transportation planning processes.
Our team includes the original 'walkability and health pioneers,' with expertise spanning back 40 years and a proven track record of converting research findings into actionable investment strategies. As the first researchers to establish the connection between health and urban planning, our work has been cited over 34,000 times in academic and professional literature.
UD4H creates comprehensive national geospatial datasets at the neighborhood scale and develops statistical models that predict community-level public health outcomes for chronic conditions including coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and depression.
We serve a diverse clientele of planners, research organizations, and decision-makers that strive to create healthier communities. Our data and predictive models are integrated into custom web-based software platforms designed for clients who need more than static analysis—those who want to evaluate and compare multiple future planning scenarios to make informed decisions about community health interventions. Three examples are available below:
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