1. 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. 2 Overview  Background  Methodology  Case Study Profiles  Key Findings  Next Steps

3. 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. 4 Methodology  Defined the built environment  Established case study selection criteria  Selected case studies  Interviewed key informants  Profiled 15 case studies

5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 10 Thank You  The report can be accessed online at: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hl-vs-strat (English) www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hl-vs-strat www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hl-vs-strat/index- fra.php (French) www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hl-vs-strat/index- fra.php  If you have any questions, please feel free to email: healthylivingE-bulletin@phac- aspc.gc.cahealthylivingE-bulletin@phac- aspc.gc.ca