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CENTRE CONNECT
6 December, 2023
This issue of the Centre for Healthy Communities newsletter features research on healthy homes and healthy communities. This work was led by Dr. Candace Nykiforuk – Scientific Director and lead of the Healthy Municipalities and Workplaces Thematic Area with the Centre for Healthy Communities.
New Publication: Supporting healthy community decision-making in municipalities: A synthesis of evidence-informed resources from across Canada
This analytic document review of Canadian toolkits sought to understand what evidence-informed resources and recommendations are currently available to support the creation and development of healthy communities. Overall, eight key healthy community factor themes were identified: transportation, economic development, housing, neighbourhood design, food environment, natural environment, social environment, and child- and age-friendliness. The findings underscored the importance of multi-sectoral actions that contribute to the wellbeing, sustainability, and economic resiliency in our neighbourhoods and broader communities.
Other Healthy Homes & Healthy Communities Resources
Website: Healthy Homes and Healthy Communities
This user-friendly website (www.healthycommunitiesathome.ca), developed by the Centre for Healthy Communities - in partnership with the Alberta Real Estate Foundation was designed to help Albertans shape opportunities for healthy homes and healthy communities. The website combines scientific and practice-based evidence and was developed with input from diverse stakeholders across Alberta. Within its current scope, the website is meant to support stakeholders (e.g., homebuyers, real estate agents, developers) in developing a common language and knowledge about the key factors that support healthy communities and homes in Alberta.
Article: Healthy Homes and Communities - What matters when it comes to wellbeing?
This article provides a background on why and how the above linked website was developed.
Report: What Canadian resources and recommendations exist for healthy homes and healthy communities
This report summarizes a literature review on evidence-informed resources and recommendations currently available to support healthy home- and healthy community-related decision-making in Canada.
