Funding body
Queensland Health - Public Health Services Branch
Project leader
Dr Jago Dodson
Project members
Prof Brendan Gleeson, Dr Neil Sipe, Elspeth Mead
Project description
The overarching aim of this project is to investigate current scholarly and policy knowledge of the relationship between urban environments and health outcomes amid re-emerging health issues in Australia and Western countries generally. More specifically, the aims of the project are:
- To conduct a systematic review of the international and Australian scholarly literature on the health impacts of urban environments and planning policy
- Survey how Australian urban policies currently apprehend health as a planning issue
- Identify policy directions for enhancing health outcomes via urban planning policy
- Outline potential programmatic initiatives, such as training and collaborative projects, that would improve the alignment of planning and health policy agendas
Output
Report to Queensland Health
Status
Completed October 2006