PlanH: Planning a healthy community starts here.
 
 
 

A winter beach walk in Ucluelet, BC. Photo: Shayd Johnson

 
 

Projects set to support Indigenous health and wellness across BC

 

Together with our partner communities across the province, we're excited to announce the recipients of our Health and Wellness Grant for Indigenous Communities. Through a combination of funding and customized supports, these grants work to support health and wellness planning. This marks the first PlanH grant specifically for Indigenous communities. Learn more about the grants and the community projects being funded.

 
A biker rides through a Boston Bar trail. Credit: Cecile Gambini
 
 

On PlanH.ca: Revamped Rural Resources

 
Image of Rural Resources web page
 

Rural communities are a key part of our province. But we know that when it comes to planning and policy, urban solutions are often ineffective in the face of unique assets—and challenges—of rural communities. That’s why, based on your feedback, we’ve re-developed our Rural Resources page to feature a new interface, a carefully curated selection of resources, and a way for you to submit your favourite rural resources to be added to our collection. Browse our new Rural Resources page.

 
 

Tools you can use: Upcoming webinar explores tools for a Healthy Built Environment 

 

Join us on April 3 for a webinar debuting our Healthy Built Environment Tools Guide. This new resource, launching this month through PlanH in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health, gathers our top 10 tools for local governments looking to identify the strengths and gaps in their community’s built environments. The webinar will review a selection of these tools in detail, looking at how they can be used to make small changes that can improve health in communities. Learn more and register here.

 
The covers of some of the tools that will be featured in this webinar.
 
 

New resource: PlanH Jargon Buster 

 
Screencap from the PlanH Jargon Buster website
 

In order to work towards improved health and well-being in communities, clarity is vital. Collaboration across the many sectors involved in healthy communities work—planning, public health and policy, to name just a few—works best when we can fully understand one another. That’s why we’re excited to announce the release of our Jargon Buster, a PlanH resource that provides simple definitions to some of the most complex terms regularly used in healthy communities work. Explore the Jargon Buster.

 
 

Finding the 'missing middle': How Esquimalt is promoting social well-being through housing design

 

One of our 2018 grant recipients, the Township Esquimalt, has announced their ‘missing middle’ housing project, supported by a PlanH grant. This month, we bring you a more in-depth look at what the project will do for the community, why Esquimalt decided to act, and more information on how ‘missing middle’ housing serves as a vital part of the housing spectrum. Learn more. 

The diagram of the missing Middle Housing as part of the Esquimalt housing project.
 
 

City of Campbell River backs hiring of Coalition to End Homelessness coordinator

 
A park bench in Campbell River
 

Political commitment is a pillar of healthy communities work. The City of Campbell River is demonstrating its commitment to tackling regional housing issues through the funding of a Coordinator position for the Campbell River and District Coalition to End Homelessness, an organization whose roots can be traced back in part to a 2014 PlanH-supported workshop. Read more.

 
 
 
 
 
An illustration of a small town.

LEARN

Our upcoming Tools Guide features ten tools we recommend for assessing and improving the built environment. One of them is the Community Health Quick Audit, a helpful tool for assessing community health with regard to built environment features. Check out the tool, and register for our April 3 webinar to learn about this and other resources for improving the built environment.

A planning illustration of a city sidewalk.

CONNECT

Public health is a growing topic for those who are creating and maintaining vibrant communities. How can we redesign our communities to foster healthier neighbourhoods? Featuring public health and planning practitioners, this two-day workshop will equip you with the strategies, principles, and tools to plan and design healthier communities. More information and registration details here.

The cover of How To Turn a Place Around, a book about placemaking.

INNOVATE

Nearly 20 years ago, the book How to Turn a Place Around was released, playing a foundational role in the practice of Placemaking as we know it today. The book’s second edition, released this winter, features a refined and expanded toolbox of techniques to guide readers through the placemaking process, from community engagement to place management. Learn more about the book.

 
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