title: Checklist for healthy and sustainable communities.
abstract: This paper describes a 10-point checklist for the planning and development of healthy and sustainable communities. The 10 domains in the checklist are essentially physical characteristics of places. Each domain has relevance to the health of people living in the place, and to the sustainability of the environment. The checklist is intended as a tool for those who plan, develop and manage urban environments. Such tools can be valuable for assessing the health and environmental impacts of decisions made by urban and transport planners, and businesses engaged in land development and infrastructure projects.
authors.affiliation: Australian Health Policy Institute, The University of Sydney, Australia. acapon@med.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Capon
authors.forename: Edward J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Blakely
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D001315:Australia; D002958:City Planning / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D018672:Community Health Planning; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000592:standards*; D005523:Food Supply / Q000592:standards; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D012499:Sanitation; D012574:Schools; D014186:Transportation; D014504:Urban Health / Q000592:standards*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards