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Health triage in development management

Grant, Marcus; Raffle, Angela; Hewitt, Stephen

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Authors

Marcus Grant

Angela Raffle

Stephen Hewitt



Abstract

A unique collaboration between the WHO Healthy Cities Collaborating Centre, Bristol City Council and Bristol NHS is spawning a new approach to development management. Sitting within a rich seam of planning and health policy collaboration in the Bristol local strategic partnership; this innovative approach uses a health triage method for the screening of planning applications. Initial work on the approach was supported by a departmental planning student placement. An ongoing programme of action research is focussing on design and testing of new working practices to sift through the council’s many monthly planning applications according to potential risks health. Using wider determinants of health model, applications will be rapidly assessed for potential risk to public health; including physical activity, health inequalities and diet. The outcome of this will be used to categorise applications according to risk and so better focus limited technical resources that can be used to support health and well-being. Final policies and processes are still in development, and it is hoped that the highest risk developments will trigger a full health impact assessment.

Citation

Grant, M., Raffle, A., & Hewitt, S. (2011). Health triage in development management. PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture, 3, 24-26

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Publicly Available Date Jun 8, 2019
Journal PROJECT: Journal of the Department of Planning and Architecture
Print ISSN 2042-7654
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Pages 24-26
Keywords health, healthy urban planning, Bristol
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/968586
Publisher URL http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/pa/aboutthedepartment/projectjournal.aspx

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