Resources for Promoting Healthy Built Environments: Case Studies

July 2010

By: Erik Lees, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

http://www.ncceh.ca/sites/default/files/Built_Environment_Case_Studies_July_2010.pdf
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Built Environment and Health

This collection of case studies features eight health projects from six Canadian communities. It considers the role of the Environmental Health Officers and the Medical Health Officers in the planning process. The key lessons are summarized into five categories:

  1. Capacity
  2. Training
  3. Role of Public Health Professionals
  4. Collaboration
  5. Community Involvement.