Public Health Spatial Planning in Practice: Improving Health and Wellbeing

by Michael Chao-Jung Chang, Liz Green, Carl Petrokofsky

Overview

Health and wellbeing are significantly influenced by how professionals plan, design and manage the environment.

This book supports those working in the built environment and public health sectors, with the knowledge and insight to maximise health improvement through planning and land use decisions. Supported by examples of policy and approaches, it focuses on implementation and delivery, and sets out what is needed to achieve healthier environments within the parameters of legislative and policy frameworks.

It demonstrates how when we harness the art and science of public health spatial planning, can we begin to effect changes to the policies and decisions that shape population health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447358466
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Chao-Jung Chang is a Chartered Fellow town planner and public health professional working at the intersection of spatial planning for health policy development and implementation at national and local levels.

Liz Green is a Consultant in Public Health / Programme Director for Health Impact Assessment, Public Health Wales and Visiting Professor at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments.

Carl Petrokofsky is a Consultant in Public Health who developed the Healthy Places programme at Public Health England and Visiting Professor at the WHO.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Scene Setting

1. Evidence Case for Action

2. Policy and Professional Skills Context

3. Current State of Planning for Health

Part 2: Health, Wellbeing and Equity Impacts

4. Health in All Policies

5. Health Impact Assessment in Planning

6. Health in Other Impact Assessments

Part 3: Actions to Improve Practice

7. Health and Wellbeing in Planning Policy

8. Health and Wellbeing in Planning Decisions

9. Rise of the Public Health Spatial Planning Practitioner

Part 4: Health Benefits and Outcomes

10. Value and Outcomes

11. Securing Value

Concluding Reflections

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This is the definitive text on why and how planners and public health specialists should work together for the benefit of society.” Thomas Burgoine, University of Cambridge

“An invaluable contribution for all those working in built environment and public health sectors that provides a much-needed focus on the practicalities of delivery – it is highly recommended reading." Tim Townshend, Newcastle University