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monday, may 18, 2009

Water and Photovoice Gallery Opening Scheduled for June 11, 2009 at 7:30pm in Newcomb Hall

Come learn about community-based participatory research through photography. The academic communities of UVA and University of Venda present a photo journal of one South African community’s perceptions about water, health and sustainability.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

UVa Class Documents Local Foreclosures

[From C-ville Weekly] Calls for assistance rose 174 percent last year BY CHIARA CANZI Last week, a group of UVA seniors studying foreclosure trends presented preliminary findings to the Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) staff. What the students found—using data from June 2006 to August 2008 from foreclosure.com; The Daily Progress classified foreclosure listings; and calls to PHA asking for assistance—revealed that the Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate markets have not been immune to the larger mortgage crisis. The number of foreclosures both in the city and in the county have increased over the past two years, but, according to the collected data, the number peaked in March 2008 with 36. The students are part of the Neighborhood Planning Workshop course in the School of Architecture taught by Nisha Botchwey. The purpose of the study was to provide valuable information on foreclosure trends, geographic areas, and housing characteristics to PHA so that it could intervene with preventive housing counseling in the affected areas.... [to read full article, follow in headline]

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Dept. of Urban + Env. Planning to Host Sustainability and Health Symposium 2/21-2/22

[From UVa News Services]: "The University of Virginia will hold a workshop on Feb. 21 and 22 to explore linkages between sustainability and community health in Charlottesville. The workshop is unique in that it includes multiple schools and disciplines from across University Grounds. According to Nisha Botchwey, an assistant professor of urban and environmental planning, "today’s problems are too complex to be addressed or solved by any one discipline, so we have created a forum that brings together public health, community planning, law, design and environmental science to take a holistic view of the world...." [for complete article, see UVa News]

Thursday, February 7, 2008

"Students Take on a Community Goal: Help Charlottesville Become America's Healthiest City"

[from U.Va. News Services, by Jane Ford}:"Charlottesville has a goal: to become America's healthiest city by 2015. To that end, city officials sought the assistance of two urban and environmental planning classes in the University of Virginia's School of Architecture. The students, led by assistant professor Nisha Botchwey, a specialist in community development and neighborhood planning with an emphasis on public health, recently made their recommendations to city officials, based on the work they did in the fall semester researching strategies that could help make the city’s goal a reality." [for complete article, please see UVa News website]

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Asst. Prof. Nisha Botchwey Presents Research at CDC "Healthy Places" webcast

Nisha Botchwey, Assistant Professor of Urban + Environmental Planning, presented her and her students' research on the correlation between diabetes treatment and community resources a the CDC's conference, "Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People: Community Engagement Improves Health for All," on May 11th. The conference was broadcast to more than 1,400 professionals, including many designers and planners, in several countries including Australia, Micronesia, Canada, and Nigeria. Follow the link above to view the webcast.

Monday, September 27, 2004

NIH Grant Awarded for Public Health Study

Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning Nisha Botchwey has been awarded a grant of approximately $370,000 from the National Institutes of Health with her research partner, UVa School of Medicine Professor Viktor Bovbjerg, to establish a four-year study of the relationship between access to community resources and the effectiveness of treatment for patients with Type II Diabetes in several Virginia municipalities.

	News monday, may 18, 2009 Water and Photovoice Gallery Opening Scheduled for June 11, 2009 at 7:30pm in Newcomb Hall Come learn about community-based participatory research through photography. The academic communities of UVA and University of Venda present a photo journal of one South African community’s perceptions about water, health and sustainability. Thursday, October 23, 2008 UVa Class Documents Local Foreclosures [From C-ville Weekly] Calls for assistance rose 174 percent last year BY CHIARA CANZI Last week, a group of UVA seniors studying foreclosure trends presented preliminary findings to the Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) staff. What the students found—using data from June 2006 to August 2008 from foreclosure.com; The Daily Progress classified foreclosure listings; and calls to PHA asking for assistance—revealed that the Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate markets have not been immune to the larger mortgage crisis. The number of foreclosures both in the city and in the county have increased over the past two years, but, according to the collected data, the number peaked in March 2008 with 36. The students are part of the Neighborhood Planning Workshop course in the School of Architecture taught by Nisha Botchwey. The purpose of the study was to provide valuable information on foreclosure trends, geographic areas, and housing characteristics to PHA so that it could intervene with preventive housing counseling in the affected areas.... [to read full article, follow in headline] Thursday, February 14, 2008 Dept. of Urban + Env. Planning to Host Sustainability and Health Symposium 2/21-2/22 [From UVa News Services]: "The University of Virginia will hold a workshop on Feb. 21 and 22 to explore linkages between sustainability and community health in Charlottesville. The workshop is unique in that it includes multiple schools and disciplines from across University Grounds. According to Nisha Botchwey, an assistant professor of urban and environmental planning, "today’s problems are too complex to be addressed or solved by any one discipline, so we have created a forum that brings together public health, community planning, law, design and environmental science to take a holistic view of the world...." [for complete article, see UVa News] Thursday, February 7, 2008 "Students Take on a Community Goal: Help Charlottesville Become America's Healthiest City" [from U.Va. News Services, by Jane Ford}:"Charlottesville has a goal: to become America's healthiest city by 2015. To that end, city officials sought the assistance of two urban and environmental planning classes in the University of Virginia's School of Architecture. The students, led by assistant professor Nisha Botchwey, a specialist in community development and neighborhood planning with an emphasis on public health, recently made their recommendations to city officials, based on the work they did in the fall semester researching strategies that could help make the city’s goal a reality." [for complete article, please see UVa News website] Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Asst. Prof. Nisha Botchwey Presents Research at CDC "Healthy Places" webcast Nisha Botchwey, Assistant Professor of Urban + Environmental Planning, presented her and her students' research on the correlation between diabetes treatment and community resources a the CDC's conference, "Healthy Places Leading to Healthy People: Community Engagement Improves Health for All," on May 11th. The conference was broadcast to more than 1,400 professionals, including many designers and planners, in several countries including Australia, Micronesia, Canada, and Nigeria. Follow the link above to view the webcast. Monday, September 27, 2004 NIH Grant Awarded for Public Health Study Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning Nisha Botchwey has been awarded a grant of approximately $370,000 from the National Institutes of Health with her research partner, UVa School of Medicine Professor Viktor Bovbjerg, to establish a four-year study of the relationship between access to community resources and the effectiveness of treatment for patients with Type II Diabetes in several Virginia municipalities.	Home News People Research Publications Courses Contact
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