As part of the Buncombe County (North Carolina) Master Greenway Plan, Vitruvian Planning is leading an HIA to inform the final plan. The HIA will apply a public health lens to the design of the greenway system and help illustrate how the network can potentially improve health indicators of Buncombe residents. The assessment includes local experts in health, land use, transportation, education, environment, and economics, and seeks to determine mitigation strategies by targeting design considerations and implementation strategies.
The Health Impact Project’s toolkit contains resources that help communities, agencies, and other organizations take action to improve public health. The toolkit offers a collection of health impact assessments, guides, and other research to support policymakers’ efforts to consider health when making decisions across sectors, such as housing, planning, and education.
Parks and green spaces, Active transportation, Land-use planning
Drivers of health:
Diet and physical activity, Safe and affordable parks and recreational facilities, Safe and accessible active transportation routes, Family and social support
