The built environment encompasses all buildings, spaces, and products that are created or modified by people, and includes land use planning and policies impacting our communities. It includes our homes, schools, workplaces, parks/recreation areas, business areas and roads.
Built environments influence healthy lifestyle choices. Well-planned built environments can protect green spaces and parks, provide accessible housing, promote arts and culture, reduce injuries, and improve safety, physical activity levels, adequate access to local nutrition, and air and water quality.
CLASP Healthy Canada by Design. A focus on Healthy Built Environments at the WRHA was initially supported through the Healthy Canada by Design initiative with funding from the Coalition Linking Action and Science for Prevention (CLASP) and support from the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. Health regions, municipalities, and professional organizations across the country developed research and resources as part of this initiative.
Healthy Built Environment - Program Monitoring Report, 2015
Healthy Canada by Design CLASP Case Study: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Healthy Built Environments - Teaching Module Presentation, Feb 2017
Public Health and Built Environments - Staff Development Webinar (slides and Audio)
Healthy Built Environment Working Group - Terms of Reference