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Planners and health institutions are aware of how the social determinants of health, such as access to affordable housing, shape health disparities. This PAS Memo explores why and how planners can partner with hospitals and health systems to create equitable communities. The case studies, such as the city of Boston partnering with the Boston Medical Center to create a mixed-use development with affordable housing, illustrate the value of partnerships. This issue of PAS Memo is available free to everyone. |
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RELATED: With city budgets stretched thin, leveraging community investment from anchor institutions like health systems will be crucial to meeting equitable affordable housing goals. Planning magazine shows you five ways to start. |
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GIS
Influence of the built environment
Evidence indicates that a person's environment has a direct relationship to their long-term health. Learn how planners are using tools like GIS to study housing policies and identify areas where intervention would help improve health outcomes and quality of life for residents. |
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APA Learn
Planning, neuroscience, and mental health
Despite being a leading cause of death and disability, mental illness is too often left out of planning conversations. In this APA Learn course, you'll explore the intersection of planning and neuroscience, and gain tools to help planners design spaces with mental health and well-being at the forefront. CM | 0.75 |
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Toolkit
Integrate health and equity in comp plans
How can planners integrate health and equity in their comprehensive plan and plan-making processes? See examples of model language about goals, policies, and action items from 15 existing comprehensive plans that have focused on health and equity in this toolkit.
RELATED: Check out this Research KnowledgeBase Collection for further examples of plans and regulations that illustrate how planners are changing the built environment to improve health outcomes. |
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Neighborhood Focus
Bolstering community health
By approaching community health from a holistic perspective, this National Planning Award–winning program has drastically improved the quality of life for residents of Toledo, Ohio. Hear the story behind Ebeid Neighborhood Promise and learn how innovative public-private partnerships can bolster community health and well-being. |
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NEWS |
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APA Leadership
2021 Election results
Congratulations to the newly elected leaders of the APA Board of Directors, AICP Commission, and other leaders whose terms begin January 1, 2022. Angela D. Brooks, AICP, is the APA president-elect, and Karen Wolf, FAICP, is the AICP Commission president-elect. Thank you to all of the volunteer leaders for your commitment to the profession and APA. |
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