The Evidence
UP4Health is underpinned by a growing body of evidence which shows a strong relationship between the built environment and people's health.
The UNSW Healthy Built Environments Program Literature Review identifies three key built environment domains that support human health.
The built environment can:
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Support physical activity
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Connect and strengthen communities
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Provide equitable access to healthy food.
The project team review key planning and development policies and proposals and submit comments and recommendations. These submissions aim to increase the adoption of healthy planning principles and thus help create environments supportive of an active, healthy lifestyle.
Further Resources
Healthy Built Environment Checklist
The NSW Ministry of Health's Healthy Built Environment Checklist is a practical tool to support the capacity of health professionals and others to provide informed, health-focused advice on development policies, plans and proposals.
The focus is on promoting healthy planning as a core component of good design and amenity of the built environment to achieve well-connected and liveable communities.
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NSW Movement and Place Framework
The NSW Movement and Place Framework is a cross-government framework for planning, designing and managing our transport networks to maximise benefits for the people and places they serve.
The Framework recognises that streets are not just about moving people and goods – they are also places for people to live, work and spend time.
The Framework has established a set of 36 built environment performance indicators based on qualities that contribute to a well-designed built environment.
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Australian Urban Observatory
The Australian Urban Observatory is a digital liveability planning platform that transforms complex urban data into easily understood liveability maps across Australia’s 21 largest cities.
It brings together the link between city design, policy and planning, with health and wellbeing.
The Australian Urban Observatory is a not-for-profit platform developed at RMIT University.
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Australian Urban Observatory
