Post on 19-Dec-2015
The Built Environment: a critical health issue
Diana Heggie - CEO Heart Foundation Victoria
Smart Urban Futures Forum – MAV and Victoria Walks 25 March 2015
©2010 National Heart Foundation of Australia Healthy by Design – An Introduction
Obesity crisis facing Australia 10 years from now
Healthy by Design Healthy by Design
Practical guidance to:•Encourage walkable & more liveable communities•Encourage physical activity through quality urban design•Facilitate healthy planning for healthy places
For use with and by:•Local government built environment professionals – planners, transport planners, open space and recreation, health planners, urban design etc•Private practice – including developers•Community organisations
©2010 National Heart Foundation of Australia Healthy by Design – An Introduction
Heart Foundation Local Government Awards
Amend the Planning and Environment Act to ensure health is a consideration in
urban design
Our Advocacy
We are asking the state government to:
• Enter the Local Government Awards – entries close Friday 22 May
• Join us in calling for amendments to the Planning Act
• Get innovative at the margins…. make a difference
• Get information on Healthy by Design email healthylivingvic@heartfoundation.org.au
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