This study was commissioned by SA Health to provide a systematic review of urban planning structures and processes designed to enhance health outcomes and build healthy and sustainable communities.
This study focuses on providing an evidenced-based documentation of the links between urban planning and health outcomes, examples and case studies of how the urban environment may be adapted to improve health outcomes and approaches used both nationally and internationally to forge those links.
The study concludes with 8 suggested pathways for further action to build capacity and partnerships between SA Health and the Department of Planning and Local Government.
1. Developing a framework for integrating planning and health; 2. Leadership for integrating planning and health; 3. Cross government partnership; 4. Cross agency agreement; 5. Research partnerships; 6. Pilot projects; 7. Legislative review; 8. Capacity analysis.
