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Lincoln Park United Methodist Church

Crim Fitness Foundation

Flint Community Clean-Ups

American Association of Geographers

Friends of Greater Flint Michigan

Research, Methodology, and Statistics in the Social Sciences

Abstract 16023: Bystander CPR is Clustered and Associated With Socioeconomic Characteristics: A Geospatial Analysis of Kent County, Michigan

Theoretical issues in the ‘food desert’ debate and ways forward

Using GPS and activity tracking to reveal the influence of adolescents’ food environment exposure on junk food purchasing

Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children Associated With the Flint Drinking Water Crisis: A Spatial Analysis of Risk and Public Health Response

Richard (Rick) Sadler is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine who engages in Flint public health research through the MSU College of Human Medicine’s Division of Public Health. 

Sadler can speak to urban food deserts and how certain neighborhood characteristics affect health and an area's ability to thrive.

A Flint native, his research is aimed at strengthening the understanding between the built environment and health behaviors/outcomes, with the goal of shaping land use policy to build healthier cities. His work is integrated with community organizations and uses qualitative and spatial analysis to address disparities in the social determinants of health. 

According to Sadler, his experiences growing up in the Flint region, where industrial growth, subsequent deindustrialization and fragmented planning practices have had a profound influence on the built form of the city, has shaped his drive to resolve inequalities that have developed from imbalances in urban areas.

Salutogenic and Pathogenic Properties of Urban Areas

Environment and Health Behaviors/Outcomes

Qualitative Analytics

Spatial Analysis

Social Determinants of Health

Michigan State University, Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine

MSU study uncovers culprits behind Flint water crisis

Parents influence junk food purchases among school kids

Areas in need get a food market on wheels

Feeding a city with better food sources

MSU scientists change direction of Flint’s water crisis

Assistant Professor, Division of Public Health

Food System Research and Outreach Scan December 1, 2016
Rick Sadler, Department of Family Medicine - MSU Flint

Rick Sadler, Department of Family Medicine - MSU Flint

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