15-minute neighbourhoods, health equity-informed planning and active travel

This webinars series will feature case studies of strategies used by public health organizations to advance climate action, population health and health equity in their communities. This first webinar will showcase three efforts:

Inge Roosendaal, Senior Planner for Ottawa Public Health, will describe the collaboration with the city’s planning department to incorporate 15-minute neighbourhoods into Ottawa’s Official Plan;

Kate Harold, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator with Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services Department, will describe how health equity-informed planning was developed and applied to operations in Niagara Region; and

Rita Koutsodimos, Executive Director of the BC Healthy Living Alliance, will identify the best practices used to improve active travel for under-serviced groups in rural and remote communities in BC.

This webinar will be held in English only.