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Date and Location
Bloomberg Center for Cities Events
Co-sponsored with the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
How can city governments make neighborhoods healthier and safer? Researchers affiliated with the Bloomberg Center for Cities and expert practitioners from U.S. cities will discuss cutting edge practice at the intersection of community development, code enforcement, and social services.
Presented in conjunction with the 2024 National Community Development Association conference hosted by the City of Cambridge.
Doors open and refreshments starting at 3:00 p.m. The program begins at 3:30 p.m. and a post-event reception at 5:00 p.m. This in-person event is open to all Harvard University ID holders. Registration is requested as space is limited.
Welcome Remarks
- Jorrit de Jong, Ph.D., Director, Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
Presenter
- Katharine Robb, DrPH., Senior Research Associate, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Discussants
- Oswaldo Mestre, Jr., Director of Citizen Services, City of Buffalo
- Gary Adamkiewicz, Ph.D., Director, Healthy Cities Lab and Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Closing Remarks
- Iram Farooq, Assistant City Manager for Community Development, City of Cambridge
Directions to the Bloomberg Center for Cities.
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