Catch-Up
27 Jan 2021
Online
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LI CPD: Health, Wellbeing and Place

Discuss how landscape underpins public health and wellbeing; see the benefits of green infrastructure for healthier communities; and achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes through sustainable design and effective urban planning.

Meet the Speakers:

Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Placemaking at TCPA
Jane Houghton, Senior Adviser of Green Infrastructure Standards for Natural England
Ed Baker, Director of Broadway Malyan (based in Singapore)
Jane Findlay, LI President and Founding Director of Fira
Harmony Ridgley, Adult Lifestyle Policy Implementation Officer at Public Health England
Sarah Preston, Senior Advisor for Natural England’s Outdoors for All programmes
Kenji Shermer, Urban Designer for East Devon District Council and many more!

Session Highlights:

Virtual site visits with Iain Tuckett (Coin Street Community Builders) and Valarie Beirne (Bankside Urban Forest)
Get to grips with the very latest evidence linking green infrastructure to stronger, healthier, happier, more resilient and more equal communities
Reframe the debate: hear how a health-led leads to better understanding and more effective design outcomes
Discover the challenges of maintaining high-quality public realm in Central London and the benefits of community-led development
Understand the policy and evidence base that informs the Healthy Active by Design (HAbD) framework, with exemplary case studies from Australia and elsewhere
See how to implement a comprehensive design checklist within a development process, ensuring healthy outcomes from inception to implementation
Become confident, equipped and inspired to advocate for healthier environments for all
Discover the collaborative Health in all Policies (HiAP) approach that is bringing all sectors in Northern Ireland together towards a shared vision
Facilitate healthy play and create safe, sustainable, long-lasting play areas to accommodate large numbers of children of all ages
Hear the NHS’s latest ambitions for nature-based interventions, preventative care and social prescribing
Get the latest on national partnership work being undertaken across government