Name: Introduction to Healthy Communities
Author: Matt Raimi

This course provides an overview of the healthy community movement and the relationship between health and planning.

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8 video lessons (72 Mins)
Published
2016

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1. Introduction (4 mins)
2. Health Issues in the United States (9 mins)
3. Health Equity (11 mins)
4. A History of Health and Planning (7 mins)
5. Supporting Health in the Built and Social Environment, Part 1 (10 mins)
6. Supporting Health in the Built and Social Environment, Part 2 (9 mins)
7. Planning Tools for Creating Healthy Communities, Part 1 (10 mins)
8. Planning Tools for Creating Healthy Communities, Part 2 (8 mins)

Course Description

This course provides an overview of the healthy community movement and the relationship between health and planning. The course starts with a snapshot of the health epidemic occurring in the United States and the need to address health outcomes during planning processes. Also included is a history of health in planning and an overview of the known relationships between health outcomes and the built environment. The course concludes with a "how-to" guide of the various tools that address health in the planning process, including comprehensive plans, zoning, design guidelines, health data, mapping, and health impact assessments. Participants will gain a broad understanding health and planning and how to apply the tools to work in their community.