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Contemporary views of “livable communities” maintain that density and diversity are good for cities. Healthy communities are more pedestrian-friendly and less automobile-centric. Mixed use zoning keeps a flow of people through parks, streets, neighborhoods, and districts, which is good for business, safety, and tourism. Dwellings are human scale and locally-sourced food is more sustainable for the environment and healthier for individuals. But how should social institutions collaborate with those of the economic and political sectors to maximize community well-being? The United Way partnership model and the growing concern for triple-bottom-line outcomes involving financial, social, and environmental considerations offer a broad perspective on healthy communities.This special collection, therefore, employs a wide lens to examine multiple factors that characterize healthy communities including inclusiveness, equity, human rights, and mutual assistance. Researchers from various fields including psychiatry, public health, sociology, political science, community planning, economics, kinesiology, and social work present their findings on critical issues impacting the health of communities.

child development, sustainable community development, health care access, nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations, food security, affordable housing, poverty prevention

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Maternal mortality is still globally high and reducing it is a top priority. Teenage pregnancies have more complications and are also unwanted in many cases. This contributes to the high maternal mortality with both obstetric complications and burden of unsafe abortion. Additionally, many teenagers live in areas with heavy pollution that affects the mother and the unborn child. Global public health is a very important issue that aims to prevent disease, prolong life, and promote physical, mental and social well-being. Teenagers are the future, and maternal death is a disaster that should be prevented. Hence, research should aim to improve teenage reproductive health and influence policy makers. There are a variety of topics in this issue, with some conclusions and ways forward as described in different papers in this book.

Teenage pregnancies --- Unwanted pregnancies --- Unsafe abortion --- Postabortion care --- Contraception --- Fertility --- Environmental impacts on pregnancy --- Pregnancy outcome --- Early child development

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benefits of play, child development, children’s health, play, UNCRC article 31 risk, accidents, hospitalisation, mobility, obesity, trauma, autism, ADHD, therapy, piaget, disabled children, teenagers

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There has been increased interest among scholars in recent decades focused on the intersection of family and religion. Yet, there is still much that is not well-understood in this area. This aim of this special issue is to further explore the influence of religion on family life. In particular, this issue includes a collection of studies from leading scholars on religion and family life that focus on ways in which religion and spirituality may influence various aspects of family life including family processes, family structure, family formation, family dissolution, parenting, and family relationships.  The studies included incorporate both qualitative and quantitative analyses, incorporate a number of different religious traditions, focus on religiosity among both adults and youth, and explore a number of important issues such as depression, intimacy, sexual behavior, lying, divorce, and faith transmission.

evangelicals --- marriage --- divorce --- religious attendance --- vocabularies of motive --- paternity leave --- fatherhood --- religious participation --- father involvement --- parental conflict --- religion --- faith --- spirituality --- child development --- youth --- standardized test --- religious heterogamy --- paternal engagement --- marital happiness --- religious discord --- religious heterogamy --- parents --- socialization --- international --- religiosity --- religious affiliation --- religious attendance --- intergenerational transmission of religion --- parenting --- religious youth --- parent-youth relationships --- family --- religiosity --- emerging adults --- sexual behavior --- marital quality --- religious practices --- Christian media consumption --- intimate partner violence --- Ramadan --- Muslim families --- religion --- fasting --- Islam --- qualitative --- information management --- lying --- secrets --- adolescents --- Religion --- health --- family support --- race --- emerging adulthood --- religiousness --- religious identity --- religious types --- young adulthood --- family --- contexts --- typology --- practices --- beliefs --- sanctification --- spiritual intimacy --- parents --- parenting --- transition to parenthood --- religion --- depression --- religiosity --- parenting styles --- religious coping --- Latter-day Saint adolescents --- n/a