Built Environment and Health (Motion #45-12)

Moved by Pilon, Belcourt. Approved on September 26, 2012, by the Sudbury & District Board of Health.

Motion

WHEREAS there is a complex and multifaceted interaction between place and health; and

WHEREAS how communities are designed can also impact health outcomes including infectious diseases, chronic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory), injuries, and mental health; and

WHEREAS in June 2007, the Sudbury & District Board of Health motion #36-07 identified the need to enhance public health programming in order to address supportive environments for physical activity; and

WHEREAS the Ontario Public Health Standards (2008) require that boards of health work with municipalities to support healthy public policies, including policies that enhance the built environment.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health acknowledge the built environment as a significant determinant of health and endorse the Place Matters for Health: Built Environment and Health Position Statement (September 26, 2012); and

FURTHER THAT copies of this motion and position statement be forwarded to all Ontario boards of health, provincial government partners and local members of provincial parliament, the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA), the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), local municipalities and Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM).

 

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