Email this page. Printable pdf version. Infosheet. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Ontario Professional Planners Institute. Fall 2. 00. 9. Land- use planning decisions shape us in ways that we are only just beginning to appreciate – obesity, heart disease, mental health, social isolation, nutrition and air quality. At the 2. 00. 6 Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) Symposium called The Shape of Things to Come: Improving Health Through Community Planning, OPPI members made clear their commitment to creating and fostering healthy communities throughout Ontario. OPPI’s position paper, Healthy Communities Sustainable Communities, 2. Healthy communities remain the focus of OPPI and we continue to work with planners, stakeholders and the public on this critical matter. Mission/Purpose Provide a comprehensive range of airport planning professional services regarding the development of facilities and plans for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA): including Project Planning, Capital. Welcome to the Sphere Handbook, the most widely known and recognised set of common principles and universal minimum standards for humanitarian response. In keeping with our ongoing commitment to healthy communities, we joined with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to produce Planning By Design: a healthy communities handbook, so that together, we can facilitate and advance discussions and understanding on the impacts of land- use planning and design on people’s health. Ontario Professional Planners Institute, 2. Note to Users: This handbook should not be relied upon as a substitute for specialized legal or professional advice in connection with any particular matter. Independent legal or professional advice should be obtained when determining the interpretation and application of Planning Act tools and when planning and designing for communities. Responsibility for decisions remains with the user of this handbook. Produced by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housingin partnership with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute. Bay Street, 1. 4th Floor. Toronto, Ontario M5. G 2. E5 Fall, 2. 00. Index Introduction. Chapter 1: The Context. Chapter 2: Planning By Design. Chapter 3: Municipal Leadership. Chapter 4: Planning Act Tools. Chapter 5: Best Practices British Eco- Town Initiative, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Community Energy Plan, Toronto, Ontario Cornell - New Urbanism, Markham, Ontario Constructed Wetland, Cobalt, Ontario Don River Park, Toronto, Ontario Eco- Industrial Park, Hinton, Alberta Green Development Program Pilot, Caledon, Ontario Green Phoenix Project, Toronto, Ontario Greening City Hall, Cambridge, Ontario LED Street Lighting Pilot, Welland, Ontario Main Street North Redevelopment, Brampton, Ontario Ontario Food Terminal, Toronto, Ontario Queensway Community Garden, Prince George, British Columbia Rapid Transit Initiative, Waterloo Region, Ontario Rural Sustainability Policy Program, Huron County, Ontario Strait Area Transit Program, Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia Sustainable Transportation, Peterborough, Ontario Temiskaming Shores Active Travel Program, Temiskaming Shores, Ontario Vacuum Systems for Health Care, Turku, Finland Waterfront Skate Park, Thunder Bay, Ontario Wheel 2 Work Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Yukon. For More Information. The World Health Organization’s constitution defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”Planning By Design is for municipal decision makers, planners, policy makers, developers, architects, engineers, designers, landscape architects, health/public health, social care and law enforcement professionals, non- profit organizations, community groups and individuals interested in the connection between health and the built environment. This handbook is intended to share and generate ideas on how places can be planned and designed more sustainably for healthy, active living and to retain and attract residents, investment and visitors. In Ontario.. The old adage that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure has taken on new meaning in the 2. Ontario’s population is both growing and aging, and health care costs for chronic diseases are rising. The significant rise in Ontario’s obesity and chronic disease rates among adults, youth and children is of great concern. Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, www.
Costs of Physical Inactivity Cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of premature death in Canada, claims the lives of 7. Canadians annually and costs the health- care system over $7. Public Health Agency of Canadawww. INTRODUCTIONIn Canada, recognition is being given to the critical role that built environments can play in shaping the physical, psychological and social health of individuals and their communities. Attention is focusing on rural and urban strategies, including land- use patterns, transportation networks, public spaces and natural systems – all factors that can promote increased physical activity, psychological well being and healthier outcomes for people. Health issues such as heart disease, asthma, obstructive pulmonary disease, cancers, diabetes and obesity reduce the vitality of individuals and their communities through lost productivity, increasing demands on public and private resources and rising incidence of stress and depression. Low- density, single- use neighbourhoods, car- focused travel networks, separation of land uses, strip malls and retail on community outskirts, poorly designed public realms and fragmented green spaces are just some of the issues that require rethinking on how our built environments can be improved for healthier living patterns at all spatial levels – lot, building, block, street, neighbourhood, community and region. Chapter 1 introduces the connection between health and land- use planning and design. Chapter 2 discusses key characteristics of sustainable community building. Chapter 3 explores ideas and opportunities for health- friendly communities through a municipal checklist. Chapter 4 highlights Planning Act tools to support sustainable development. Chapter 5 showcases best practices in Ontario and other jurisdictions. A sustainable community means many things to the different people who live there. Building Healthy Communities: A Rural Action Publicationwww. The Link Between “Bugs and Drugs” and “Mains and Drains”Over the past few decades, urban planning has moved beyond thinking primarily about ‘mains and drains’ and public health has moved beyond thinking primarily about ‘bugs and drugs’. These changes highlight common interest about the impact of built environments on health, and the role good urban design policies play in creating positive health outcomes at the population level. Johnson, S. A., Marko, J., Designing healthy places: Land use planning and public health, Edmonton, Alberta, Population Health – Capital Health, 2. Sedentary lifestyles, poor dietary habits and reliance on cars are significant contributors to serious health problems that include: respiratory ailmentscoronary heart diseasenon- insulin dependent diabetes (Type II)overweight and obesity high blood pressure and strokeosteoporosiscancersstress and depressioninjuries and fatalities (e. Many of these preventable diseases and conditions are at chronic levels, placing enormous pressure on families, caregivers, health/public health and social care professionals, the policing system and private and public sector productivity. In a number of Canadian provinces, health- related spending is consuming 4. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, health- care spending is growing faster than Canada’s economy and spending on prescription and non- prescription drugs is growing faster than spending on hospitals and physicians. This rising trend is also reflected in Ontario. Studies show that engaging in regular, moderate to moderately intense physical activities, such as walking and cycling, can yield a range of benefits for people of all ages and capabilities – from improved physical and mental well being to reductions in health- related private and public costs. Living Conditions of The Past. In front of C Perry Smith shop a pool of stagnant water pile of Dung & c on Judge Campbells land near a house occupied by Mr. Lennan & owned by Judge Campbell a privy overflowing & causes much offence & inconvenience to the neighbours. Nearby in front of J Perrys Smith shop & next his house, a deposit of Stagnant water, water courses on both sides of the Street wants repairs…. The Inspectors request a barrel of Lime sent to each of their houses for distribution. Inspector’s Report, 1. Ward from New Street to Caroline Street, Toronto. Ontario History Quest: Board of Health Papers relating mainly to the 1. Toronto Public Library, Baldwin Room, Manuscript Collection, http: //ohq. Building on existing health and social- related strategies, municipal planning, design and development policies and programs can guide the development of our built environments – buildings, transport networks, green spaces, public realms, natural systems and all the other spaces that make up a community – towards results that: increase participation in physical and social activitiesreduce the social risks and costs of preventable diseases, injuries and fatalitiesdecrease soaring direct and indirect public and private health- care spendingshift health- related savings to other community priorities. The Past. The link between the built environment and people’s physical and psychological health is rooted in 1. Unsanitary and overcrowded slum conditions facilitated the transmission of air and water borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, influenza and tuberculosis. In Ontario, professions emerged calling for reform: town and country planners, public health professionals, parks and playground advocates, architects and landscape architects. Each had a different perspective – separating noxious uses from residential living, clean water and sanitary conditions, recreational and open space, functional beauty and land stewardship, well- ordered streets and improved infrastructure – all to promote public health and social well being.
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