Healthy Communities and the Built Environment Project
The goal of the Healthy Communities and the Built Environment project was "to improve the health of Ontarians and reduce health care costs through health promotion and chronic disease prevention strategies linking health and the built environment".
This project was aimed at creating healthy communities that optimize human health and prevent chronic diseases by promoting policies and practices that promote the following community characteristics:
- safe, compact and walkable;
- readily available options for active transportation;
- efficient public transportation systems;
- preservation of natural surroundings and wildlife;
- easily accessible services;
- social gathering areas; and
- greenspaces that are easily accessible by foot, bicycle, wheelchair or buggy
To view the project summary click here
To view the project components click here.
The following organizations collaborated on the Healthy Communities and the Built Environment Project:
- Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
- Ontario Public Health Association
- Ontario Smart Growth Network
- Ontario Inclusion Learning Network
- Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- Region of Waterloo Public Health
- Waterloo Region Healthy Communities Coalition
- Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
This collaborative project, led by the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition, was designed to
build awareness of the impacts of the built environment on human health and to engage
planners, developers, public health, environment groups and associations in working together to
develop strategies that will improve the design of their communities from a health perspective.
The project was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada and involved several
components, including a literature review, environmental scan, regional forums, community
workshops and facilitation services.
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