Jackson. Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, host, narrator and author of Designing Healthy Communities is professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences at the School of Public Health at the University of Las Angeles, California. He also belongs to leadership programs with the California Department of Public Health. Richard Jackson had many accomplishments in his life, these are just a couple of them: In California his work led to the establishment of the California Birth Defect Monitoring Program and state and national laws that reduced the risk of pesticides in agricultural workers and children. While at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, he established the National Asthma Epidemiology and Control Program. In an interview with a radio talk show Jackson was challenged by the host. The host said: “Do you work for the government? You must be lazy, stupid or corrupt,” Jackson's response was, “No, I'm none of those. I am a doctor, a pediatrician, and I chose a career in public health to make a difference, to embrace life's challenges, not to control people's lives, but to ensure conditions in which people can be healthy (Jackson & Sinclair, 2012).” I think this statement is a true testament to Richard Jackson's character. I believe he wrote the textbook and created the series to show everyone what is happening in our communities across the United States and how we can make our communities better places to live. Because no change