Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl

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August 2003

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Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl

In the first such national study, health researchers found that people who live in counties marked by sprawl-style development tend to weigh more, are more likely to be obese and are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure.