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Tools: What is a Rapid HIA?
On the face of it Rapid HIAs are quick, but that’s not the whole story. A rapid HIA while faster than a full, environmental impact assessment-style HIA, still takes some time. It is also different to...
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Visuals: What Does a Rapid HIA Look Like?
This blog has dealt earlier with the logistics of doing an HIA but what does a workshop look like? One source is the Arden Hills Healthy City Planning Workshop Summary Report Appendices. This document...
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Food Resources
Food stall in Stockholm. Photo: Ann Forsyth How people get access to healthy food is a concern to many. I’ve recently had some requests for information. Design for Health resources include an “issues...
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Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments
A screenshot of the online slide show A few years back the American Planning Association in association with the National Association of County and City Health Officials created the online course...
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UN Habitat Reports on Health
UN Habitat produces and distributes a large number of reports, many related to health with numerous publications on water infrastructure, social inclusion, disaster management, housing issues, and...
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For practitioners interested in integrating health research into planning and design, the task can be daunting. There are many articles that touch on the topic of the connection between people, health,...
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Design for Health on Flickr
Urban Agriculture in Beihai, China. Photo by Ann Forsyth. Design for Health now has a Flickr photostream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/designforhealth/. It will eventually contain all the images...
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American Planning Association’s Planning and Community Health Research Center
APA’s Planning and Community Health Research Center For those interested in how to connect health and urban planning, the APAs Planning and Community Health Research Center is a good place to start....
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Mapping Rural Health: The USDA Economic Research Service’s Online Maps
The USDA Economic Research Service’s Food Environment Atlas and Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America provide a wealth of data on health issues and determinants (causes). Boasting an easy-to use...
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Global Health Data from the WHO
For those interested in the broad situation of health and place globally, the World Health Organization’s Global Health Observatory is a useful resource. The observatory includes data repository,...
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Noise Mapping England
Noise Mapping England is a terrific online resource providing highly localized noise mapping for a number of English cities. Noise sources include raid, rail, industry, and air and users can create...
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Decibel Meters for Smart Phones
High noise levels are an irritation and, at very high levels, a health hazard. Several new applications allow smart phone owners to turn their phone into a sound meter. A number are reviewed at...
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