Resource 3: Planning policies and practice for healthy communities

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Highlights how evidence-based planning policies can support public health priorities, and illustrates the importance of collaborative working

Resource 1 is for people who want to learn more about the links between planning and health. It is a brief overview with lots of links to other more detailed reports and websites to get more information.

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Resource 2 is for elected members and senior officers. It focuses on the role of planning corporately, and how a focus on health can help to achieve wider corporate objectives. This is particularly timely as councils consider how they will coordinate and organise their new responsibilities.

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Resource 3 is for elected members, planners and public health practitioners. It explains the opportunities and constraints for considering health concerns within the planning process, and includes examples of evidence-based policies. There are lots of links to more information.

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Resource 4 is for people who want to know more about how health can be considered within the existing and emerging Northern Ireland planning system.

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Resource 5 is for people who want to know more about what integrated health and planning might look like in practice. It showcases examples of places where health has been considered throughout the planning process.

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