Canadian TDM Summit Panel Presentation: Public Health and the Built Environment November 16, 2009 Sharon Zeiler, Healthy Living Issue Group Co-Chair Bringing Health to the Planning Table: A Profile of Promising Practices in Canada and Abroad

2 Overview  Background  Methodology  Case Study Profiles  Key Findings  Next Steps

3 Background  Built environment and health Increasing evidence of opportunities for urban design to influence health outcomes  The Report was produced by the Healthy Living Issue Group of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network

4 Methodology  Defined the built environment  Established case study selection criteria  Selected case studies  Interviewed key informants  Profiled 15 case studies

5 Case Study Profiles  13 Canadian communities Range of initiatives from trail development to greenhouses to municipal planning processes  2 International examples Norway California

6 Case Study Profiles  Alberta Alberta Health Services (Edmonton area) Health professionals influencing the planning agenda  Northwest Territories Inuvik Garden Society Community greenhouse  Nova Scotia Chebucto Communities Development Association Healthy Housing, Healthy Community Project

7 Key Findings  Cultivate effective partnerships  Build commitment about the importance of the work by, e.g. getting community buy-in, linking health benefits to other benefits, etc.  Maintain a focus on end results throughout implementation

8 Key Findings Planners’ Perspective  Relationship between health and planning is emerging but evolving  Planners and health professionals create a powerful alliance for improvement

9 Next Steps  Continue to share, promote and disseminate the Report (e.g., International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health)  Continue to support collaboration between health professionals and planners, whenever possible

10 Thank You  The report can be accessed online at: (English) fra.php (French) fra.php  If you have any questions, please feel free to aspc.gc.ca