How Urban Design Impacts Health: Behavior, Hygiene & Maternal Care with Giorgia Gon

In this final episode of our "Care Season," we dive into one of the most overlooked yet powerful aspects of urban and architectural design: its impact on our health and behavior. 🏙️💡Our guest, Georgia Gon, is an Assistant Professor based in the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). She has also been consulting for the WHO IPC Unit and Africa CDC. Behavioral change and evaluation design are cross-cutting areas of interest. Two areas of her research are improving infection prevention in the healthcare environment, and designing better interventions to improve the uptake of climate change adaptation and mitigation interventions. She is particularly focused on the health young women, mothers and newborns. She holds a PhD and MSc in Epidemiology from LSHTM and a BA in Human Sciences from Oxford University.Key Topics Discussed:🔹 How the built environment shapes our physical and mental health🔹 The role of urban design in preventing chronic diseases like obesity and cardiovascular issues🔹 Behavioral change strategies—what works and what doesn’t?🔹 Lessons from public health campaigns (e.g., smoking bans and COVID-19 hygiene norms)🔹 The design of healthcare spaces: How hospitals, clinics, and birth centers can better serve people🔹 Participatory design in medical facilities—why engaging patients and healthcare workers matters🔹 The challenges of maternal health infrastructure, especially in low-resource settings🔹 Why social norms drive our behaviors more than we realize🔹 The future of health-centered urban planning and what needs to change🚀 How can we design cities that keep us healthier? How do we make public health interventions more effective? Let’s explore these questions and more!🎧 Listen, learn, and join the conversation!💬 Comment below: How has urban design impacted your daily health choices?🔔 Subscribe for more episodes on urban design, sustainability, and human-centered spaces!#UrbanDesign #PublicHealth #BehaviorChange .Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/burbleLicense code: WIVEKY6D0OAJ6FRR