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Over the years there has been increasing awareness of the synergies that exist and the "cause and effect" relationship between planning decisions and the impact these decisions have on the health of our community.

This awareness has raised genuine concerns that while the community, collectively and individually, continues to pay the social and financial health burden costs associated with various "lifestyle" diseases such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease, various aspects of planning and urban management continue to reinforce these unhealthy and costly trends.

PLANNING FOR HEALTH PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The project objectives are to:

  • increase the number of planners aware of and advocating for the integration of planning and health
  • increase the capacity of planners to influence local urban design so that health is "planned in " rather than "planned out".
  • gather evidence of good planning for health and well being, including literature and case studies, collated and disseminated to planners.
  • identify key planing and design elements that will lead to greater health and social benefits for the community.

To Find out more about this exciting collaboration between PIA Vic and VicHealth click on the Planning for Health link in the menu to the left of this page.

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Planning for Health is funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. Further information about health promotion is available from www.vichealth.vic.gov.au


 vic health awards PIA (Vic) is happy to have been announced the 2007 Vic Health Award winner for projects promoting physical activity with a budget of $15,000 - $75,000.

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For more details about Planning for Health contact Stuart Worn




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