Evidence, Toolkit, Web Resource | 2019Action oriented
Mapping the Municipal Planning Process in Ontario: Opportunities for Public Health Input
This report is intended as a tool to guide public health units in Ontairo and assist them in achieving community designs that ensure the protection and promotion of health. Although the report focuses on public health units in Ontario, valuable lessons and advice from the report can be applied to geographical...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: The Centre for Active Transportation/ Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Evidence, Toolkit, Training | 2021Descriptive resource
Mapping opportunities for training in air pollution and health for the health workforce
This report describes the mapping of training programmes in air pollution and health specifically for health workers, with analyses of their strengths and gaps according to nine criteria. A total of 18 training programmes were identified from an online survey disseminated to more than 400 health organizations...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Initiative, Overview | 2021Action oriented
International Guidelines on Urban Territorial Planning: Report 2018-2020 – Implementing the International Guidelines on Urban Territorial Planning 2018-2020
Although this document provides a broad guidelline on urban territorial planning, the report also contains a chapter on the importance of health integration as part of urban planning. The authors explicitly delineate how the health is collated within the guideline and also provide the readers a case-study...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
Design Guide, Overview | 2018Action oriented | Descriptive resource
Inclusive Healthy Places: A Guide to Inclusion & Health in Public Space: Learning Globally to Transform Locally
A participatory tool for evaluating and creating inclusive, healthy public places that support health equity. This framework supports inclusion to advance health equity through public spaces. The framework is built around four guiding principles for shaping and assessing public space projects. Only one...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: Gehl Institute
Design Guide, Overview | 2019Descriptive resource
Implementing the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning for improved health and well-being
This report collates the suggestions put forth by various urban health organizations on how to organize coordinated actions to incorporate health actors and implications in urban planning and development. The report emphasizes on the importance of adopting a systems approach to understanding urban-health...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
