The Built Environment: Understanding how physical environments influence the health and well-being of First Nations peoples living on-reserve

This study provides an overview of the role played by Indigenous design knowledge in community planning. In addition, the paper explores and compiles what is known about the built environment influences the health and well-being of First Nations reserve communities. Through five areas—housing, water and waste management, food security, active living, and transportation—this paper examines the role of the built environment on the health, well-being, and safety concerns of the First Nations reserve. Lastly, the paper provides some advances and success to improve the built environments of on-reserve communities. Public health professionals, policy-makers, urban planners, academics, and civil society will find this relevant.

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Evidence | 2018

Language(s): EN, FR | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health