Healthy Built Environment Linkages Toolkit

Publish Date

2018

Type

guide

publisher

BC Centre for Disease Control

Direct Link

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/healthy-built-environment-linkages-toolkit#The--Toolkit

This Toolkit is intended to support the inclusion of health considerations within community planning and design. It is designed as a quick reference to the body of research evidence which describes how our built environment can influence population health. The concept of a “healthy built environment” is considered through a holistic perspective including five core features:

1. Neighbourhood Design
2.  Transportation Networks
3.  Natural Environments
4.  Food Systems
5.  Housing

This Toolkit is written for health professionals to assist them in articulating well informed and credible responses within local government planning processes and decision making. However, it can readily be used by other stakeholders