1. Designing the Well City of theFuture. Now.Anoop Kumar, MDthestoryofhealth.com@storyofhealth

2. A Well City where we live, play, work,love, learn, grow The physical environment http://designinghealthycommunities.org/ http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/healthy_comm_design.htm 3. The physical environmentcontributes to wellness, but whatabout the human environment?What about who we are, what westand for, how strong ourrelationships are? 4. The foundation of a city is not aphysical structure or plan, it is thestructure of human relationships inthat cityValuing people over things createshealthy, sustainable relationships and ahealthy, sustainable foundation for awell city 5. peopleoverthingsthingsoverpeopleWellness =Illness = 6. Is it possible to designpeopleoverthingsinto our communities? 7. Yes.if were not afraid of to explore oursocietys newest four-letter word: 8. __ __ __ __ 9. L __ __ __ 10. L O __ __ 11. L O V __ 12. L O V EIts not just a four-letter word 13. What can love teach us? By exploring love in all its facets, we learn thenature of human relationships, healthycommunities, the well city of the future, anddesign itself. Theres more to love than we generally thinkabout: http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/the-ancient-greeks-6-words-for-love-and-why-knowing-them-can-change-your-life 14. The million $ question Are we, as a society, ready to explore love? 15. Love is the foundation of a wellcityHow do we explore this together sothat we may enact this together? 16. Just throwing out some ideas What would a well city founded on love look like? We value elders because of their life experienceinstead of forgetting about them once they are nolonger producers http://www.tisonline.org/ http://www.ibasho.org/ In big companies, the C-suite may take a pay cut tohire several more employees, thereby increasingquality of life for overworked employees, whichultimately increases quality of life for C-suite as well Examples? 17. Just throwing out some ideas What would a well city founded on love looklike? We find innovative ways to add value to ourcommunity and decrease dependency on any oneresource http://www.ithacahours.com/ http://timebanks.org/ We find ways to highlight prominently, locally andnationally, those who put people over things 18. Just throwing out some ideas We make love cool, real, and practical not justanother romantic-comedy. Other explorations? Who is already doing this? How can we create a national network, starting at thecommunity level, then moving up to large towns,states, regions, and the nation? What groups would be on board? How can we blueprint the well city of the future forothers to follow? How can we be the solution that thetime calls for? 19. Designing a well cityDesigningspacesDesigningrelationshipspeopleoverthings 20. People are the heart of good design.Love is the heart of people.Visit thestoryofhealth.com and lend your voiceFollow @storyofhealthfacebook.com/thestoryofhealth 21. Your voice is irreplaceable