Taunya English

A city zoning law could help curb the number of advertisements for cigarettes and sugary drinks in Philadelphia.

In-home upgrades are supposed to help kids avoid asthma attacks, missed school days and visits to the emergency room.

Many higher-priced properties offer smoke-free apartments, now, that amenity is available to some public housing residents.

Health investigators at Drexel University want medical centers to start asking patients what kind of work they do.

Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania are studying what is takes to get a good night's sleep in Philadelphia.

Health impact assessments (HIAs) are behind an emerging idea that public transportation — or even a state park — can be part of a prescription for good health.

Before the next chicken-processing plant is built in southern Delaware, or prior to approving 200 new homes in the next town over, some health experts say it makes sense to pause for a moment and evaluate the overall impact on a community.

Cheesecake Factory has its SkinnyLicious menu. At Taco Bell you can order a Fresco taco. This "stealth health" approach squeezes the calories out, making food a little better for you. But the key, says one expert, is not to make a big deal about it.

Carolyn Cannuscio, an urban-health disparities researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, talked to Taunya English about place and the power of design on health.