Foundational Strategies: Land Use and Community Design
Categories:
- Physical environment,
- Community,
- Facilities & organizations,
- Healthcare facilities,
- Workplace,
- Schools,
Make changes to land use and community design
How to implement
- Create healthier communities through changes to land use and community design.
- For example, construct and maintain community paths to increase walkability, build shade structures or plant trees to increase ultraviolet (UV) protection, and increase access to healthy foods through corner stores and pop-up markets.
Example in action: In 2016, community volunteers in the tri-area of Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County worked with the City of Spruce Grove to organize bike corrals at local public markets to encourage families to ride their bikes.
External Resources
Designing Healthy Living: The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2017
Examines the state of the built environment and health in Canada and recommends future actions.
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Healthy Communities Practice Guide
Provides a framework for the interconnections between planning and community health and shows how different communities can accomplish health goals.
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