Aruni Bhatnagar featured in Forbes article

A growing body of evidence shows that our built environment can powerfully influence our health, and Aruni Bhatnagar, director of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, is at the forefront of that research. In a recent Forbes article exploring wellness-focused communities like Serenbe in Georgia and Braden in California, Bhatnagar underscores how exposure to greenery can counteract the health risks of poverty, enhance immune function, and even lower inflammation markers by the equivalent of seven years of aging. His insights, grounded in initiatives like Louisville’s Green Heart Project, reinforce a transformative idea: that cities and neighborhoods can be intentionally designed to improve mental, social, and physical wellbeing — making health equity not just a policy goal, but a lived experience. Read the full article here.