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Designing a Healthier Region
Gayle Bursey
Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Peel Public Health
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Walking 29 minutes daily reduces the risk
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Designing a Healthier Region Gayle Bursey Director, Chronic Disease - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Designing a Healthier Region Gayle Bursey Director, Chronic Disease - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Designing a Healthier Region Gayle Bursey Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Peel Public Health 1 Walking 29 minutes daily reduces the risk of death by all causes by 22% 2 Countries with more walking , cycling and transit have less
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Countries with more walking, cycling and transit have less obesity
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The Brutal Truth
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The Brutal Truth
Given Peel’s Growth:
- Widening existing roads and creating new ones
will not meet travel demand
- Shift in transport mode share to public active transit
must occur to keep goods and people flowing
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Direction by Regional Council
In October 2008, Regional Council directed Health and Planning staff to develop policies on the relationship between health and the built environment for the Region’s Official Plan, with recommendations to create more health- promoting communities. Approved Regional Official Plan Amendments include: The Region will prepare an assessment tool to evaluate the public health impacts of development, jointly with the area municipalities (7.9.2.9) The Region may require health impact studies as part of a complete development application to amend the Regional Official Plan (7.3.6.2.2)
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Healthy Development Index
2009
Earlier collaborations led to mostly narrative comments on development plans. Peel Public Health began work on the development of an evidence- informed tool :
Healthy Development Index (HDI) – Collaboration with St. Michael’s Hospital researchers – Identifies aspects of the built environment that have the greatest impact on physical activity – Evidence-based quantitative tool for evaluating development applications
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A framework to provide consistent, quantifiable standards to inform planning decisions
The HDI consists of seven elements known to be associated with health:
- Density
- Proximity to services and transit
- Land use mix
- Street connectivity
- Road network and sidewalk
characteristics
- Parking
- Aesthetics and human scale
These elements are further broken down into measures
Healthy Development Index
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Healthy Development Index
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2011
Identified a need to use tools congruent with Planning profession (i.e. similar to existing background studies mandated by Ontario’s Planning Act); therefore, developed the:
Health Background Study (HBS) – Refined elements and measures – Terms of Reference – Visually-appealing user guide that aids implementation – Healthy Canada by Design project
Health Background Study Framework
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Health Background Study Framework
Rationale
Description of the Core Element and why it is important from a community health perspective.
Objective
Statement of desired development objective.
Standards
Minimum development standards to be achieved by the proposed development.
Key Questions
List of key questions that should be considered in the planning and preparation of the development.
Reporting/Content Requirements
Description of the minimum reporting.
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Municipal Resolutions
Mississauga “Reference the HDI and HBS framework for input into future studies…and that all planning reports contain a reference to the health impacts of the application” Brampton “Use the HDI as a framework as well as the HBS framework and consult at the discretion of city staff with Peel Public Health for future transportation studies, urban design guideline studies, community improvement plans, block plans, and future community planning studies” Caledon “Reference the HDI in settlement area expansion studies, transportation studies, community improvement plans, and planning of roads, trails and parks”
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Brampton
New Sustainability and Health Guidelines
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Caledon & Mississauga
Retro-fit existing development
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Caledon East
Community Improvement Plans
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Proposed Amendments
- The proposed amendments allow public health to:
– Strengthen its position in support of municipalities on shared goals, – Ensure consistent application and specificity in requirements, and – Support municipalities to be locally responsive in their decision making.
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Call to Action
Public Health’s Role
Policy Formation Support & Defend Position
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Opportunities with the Health ROPA
Strengthening Regional Official Plan policies allow for:
- Consistent use
- Meets the compact design agenda
- Defendable