This Winter 2013 special issue of the National Civic Review celebrates twenty-five years of Healthy Cities and Communities in the United States by looking at where this widespread movement started, what it has accomplished, how it is expressing itself today as part of a metropolitan and regional revolution, and its unfinished agenda. Its goal is to examine the learning to date and to spark a renewed dialogue that can inform a better path forward for communities.
The articles are written by a diverse mix of leaders, including grassroots local leaders, organizational executives, elected and appointed leaders, philanthropists, evaluators, policy and subject matter specialists, technologists and conveners of regional and national networks, and those with a global view. The articles address lifestyle and behavior, environments and settings, practices and policies, innovations and investment.