HealthyDesign.City
@HealthyCityData
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Committed to making information about the health effects of the built environment in Canadian cities accessible to everyone through digital tools.
Canada
Joined March 2021
🚨is now live! This web mapping tool provides a block-by-block snapshot of environmental inequities in over 125 cities across Canada. ➡️Try it here: ✅And answer our user feedback survey at:
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📄 Read our paper on the approach to developing the tool, published in open access with @SpringerNature in the Journal of Urban Health:
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📰dans La Presse: Où se jouent les iniquités environnementales dans nos villes ? via @lp_lapresse
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📰featured in the Toronto Star Where in Toronto are you most exposed to extreme summer heat? New tool maps environmental problem areas in 125 Canadian cities via @torontostar
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Join us for the official release of the tool: 🗓️ November 28, 2023 @ 1-2 pm EST // 10-11 am PT Register now ➡️
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Climate-related risks facing under-served neighbourhoods are exacerbated by the fact that they may be less able to fight decisions that could hurt them. Great to speak to @CBCToronto about our work to address environmental inequities in Canadian cities.
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RT @ubcforestry: "Is Vancouver's #Urban #TreeCanopy prepared for #ClimateChange?" #UBCForestry’s Dr. Lorien Nesbitt (@nesbittios) joins @…
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RT @UofTCities: How are green spaces utilized during extreme heat? @UofT researchers are analyzing park usage & the impact of extreme heat…
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RT @EcologyOttawa: We're pleased to be attending a presentation by @NatureCanada on their recently completed Tree Equity Report. In short,…
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Want a sneak peek at the #data we're adding to our urban data visualization and analysis tools? Join a webinar tomorrow with one of our co-directors, Dr. Jeff Brook, to find out! #dataviz #heatlhycities
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RT @UofTenvironment: ENV Online Seminar Series: March 1, 4 - 6 pm. Democratizing urban environmental data across Canada through with Profes…
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RT @Priya_Patel03: If you want to quickly visualize important climate variables that impact health, check out this tool:
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RT @Priya_Patel03: @CANUEConsortium For example, according to this tool, there are more than 300,000 older adults living in areas with unfa…
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RT @CAGH_ACSM: Results showed the deleterious effects of [urban heat islands] on mortality and highlighted the health benefits of increasin…
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RT @Park_People: One-third of summer heat-related deaths could be prevented by reaching a #tree cover of 30%. @Th…
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RT @CIP_ICU: Today marks the beginning of #BlackHistoryMonth. By celebrating the perspectives of Black planners, and by raising awareness o…
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15-minute cities where residents can walk 15 minutes or less to essential services are good for health, the environment and the economy. 🏠🌳🏫 @Pathways2Equity explains how only 23% of Metro Vancouver has access to these services within 15 minutes.
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RT @OntarioAST: Safe neighbourhood streets can encourage more families to walk to school this winter. 🙋♀️ Learn how families can organize…
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More evidence that access to green space has significant health benefits.🍃🌳 In particular, residential greenspace is associated with healthy birth outcomes. Cities should increase greenspace, especially in low-income communities where the association is even stronger.
🤰🏽🌳 A new study involving a team from #ISGlobal assessed the associations between maternal exposure to green and blue spaces during pregnancy and birth outcomes in 11 birth cohorts from nine European countries. (Thread🧵👇)
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Fantastic piece from @ncceh highlights how mapping tools, like can help communities, cities and health professionals identify and address environmental inequities that negatively impact public health. #dataviz #healthequity
NEW RESOURCE - A renewed attention on environmental equity and justice ▶ This blog clarifies the meaning of environmental equity and justice and discusses how EH professionals can play a role in identifying and addressing environmental inequities.
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