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Health expert wants to build a healthier New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina has forced New Orleans to think about how it should rebuild. Host Tom Fudge talks to a professor from Tulane who wants the city to recreate its flooded neighborhoods in a way that wi

Health expert wants to build a healthier New Orleans


Hurricane Katrina has forced New Orleans to think about how it should rebuild. Host Tom Fudge talks to a professor from Tulane who wants the city to recreate its flooded neighborhoods in a way that will contribute to public health.

Guests:

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  • Tom Farley, M.D. , Chair of the department of community health sciences at the Tulane University school of public health and tropical medicine. He's author of the book, Prescription for a Healthy Nation.
  • Ann Forsyth, PhD. , Professor of Urban Design and director of the Metropolitan Design Center at the University of Minnesota.

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