Author Archives: Stephanie Mann

Walkable Neighborhoods Can Reduce Obesity and Crime

In the U. S., the obesity epidemic accounts for more than $170 Billion in surplus medical costs per year. However, ordinary citizens have discovered an unexpected solution to this national problem: walkable neighborhoods. By forming walking clubs, Americans are not only losing weight, but they are also fighting crime and creating safer communities. In Bakersfield, California, two mothers started a…