Welcome to the Health and Wellbeing in Planning Network’s Community of Practice (CoP) digital workspace - a collaborative hub for planning professionals, public health practitioners, NHS estates, researchers, and community advocates who recognise the connection between our built environment and human health.
<aside> 👋 Our mission is to foster a collaborative transdisciplinary community of practice that advances the integration of health and wellbeing into the planning system through shared knowledge and capacity building. We connect practitioners, researchers, policymakers and community partners across disciplines to create healthier, more equitable places for all communities.
❗️We are planning for our next Autumn online event, please leave your suggestions here.
💡 Questions? Here’s how to reach us:
👨👩👦 Team
Directory
Directory of other Healthy Places Networks
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Community of Practice Aims:
| Build community & capacity | Share knowledge and drive innovation | Enable systems change |
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| To cultivate a supportive, diverse network of practitioners and strengthen individual and organisational capabilities to deliver health-promoting environments. | To foster continuous learning, evidence sharing, and innovative approaches across the health and planning interface | To support the embedding of health as central to planning processes, policies and partnerships at all levels. |
Community of Practice core values:
Healthy Place-making resources by Town and Country Planning Association
Health Appraisal of Urban Systems Model (HAUS) - by TRUUD
HiAP Toolkit for Mayoral Regions
E-Learning - Wales Health Impact Assessment Support Unit
Planning Positively for the Future - Prior + Partners : Published May 2025
Why Michael set up this Network - “Every Little Action from Everyone Counts”