Briefing, Initiative | 2018Descriptive resource
Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030: more active people for a healthier world
A widely applicable plan for action to support everyday physical activity developed through a worldwide consultation process involving governments and key stakeholders across multiple sectors including health, sports, transport, urban design, civil society, academia and the private sector. Focusing...
Language(s): English | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Clean Air Asia; UN-Habitat; Sustainable Energy Foundation
Briefing, Web Resource, Webinar | 2018Descriptive resource
Biophilic Public Health
Biophilic design helps make happy and productive workplaces; creates healing and comforting environments in hospitals; shapes schools where children thrive physically, emotionally and academically; and, supports well-being and community in homes and neighbourhoods. Biophilic buildings go well beyond...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: Toi Te Ora Public Health.
Briefing | 2018Descriptive resource
Healthy Environments for Healthier People
"Good as a reference on health protection. This work has evolved to achieve increasing relevance and recognition as the prevalence of environment and health in policy has grown in both global and European contexts. For example, an emerging impetus for its work is given by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
Language(s): English; French; Russian; Other | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: WHO EURO
Briefing | 2018Descriptive resource
Health impact assessment can inform planning to promote public health
This brief introduces planning directors and staff as well as policy-makers to HIA, a process that brings public health considerations into decision-making. It describes how HIAs can add value across a range of topics and summarizes the findings from a review of 134 planning-related HIAs conducted...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Country | Author/Publisher: Health Impact Project & the American Planning Association
Briefing | 2017Descriptive resource
Don’t pollute my future! The impact of the environment on children’s health
Broad and evidence-based briefing on environmental risk in childhood, focusing on specific diseases; it concludes with the information that reducing environmental risks could prevent a quarter of childhood deaths and disease. It also provides a review of the SDGs in relation to childhood risk and...
Language(s): English; Spanish; French; Portuguese | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
