Core CPD Framework:
- Placemaking & Design
- Health & Wellbeing
- 1 CPD Hour
Event Description
An ever-growing body of research highlights the vital connection between our health and the places we live. The design of neighbourhoods, the quality and suitability of housing, access to green space, and availability of sustainable transport options all significantly impact health—and all can be shaped through the spatial planning system.
Across the North of England, Public Health and Planning teams are increasingly working upstream, collaborating with planners to create environments that promote healthier lives. This evolving partnership is unlocking new opportunities for innovation and impact.
While planners have long aimed to create healthy, thriving, and sustainable communities, closer collaboration with Public Health has introduced fresh perspectives and novel approaches. Innovations include “embedded” roles that bridge Planning and Public Health, joint work on design codes and masterplans, shared use of data and evidence tools, and integrated policy development through Local Plans. Regional and local “Healthy Places” groups are also emerging, bringing together professionals from across sectors to support and advocate for health-focused planning.
Learning outcomes
- How local Public Health and Planning teams are working together—and with other partners—to align skills, strategies, and tools for change.
- Which innovative practices are emerging locally, and how they might be shared, scaled, and sustained.
- What we can learn from one another to strengthen future collaboration and innovation.
About the Webinar
Now in its fourth year, our annual joint webinar series returns to spotlight the latest innovations in collaborative working between Planning and Public Health in the North.
Hosted by the Royal Town Planning Institute and developed with Public Health partners—including the Yorkshire and Humber Association of Directors of Public Health Planning Healthy Places Community of Improvement. —this session will showcase three inspiring case studies from across the region.
This online event is free for RTPI members and Public Health teams in the North of England. Let’s celebrate progress and spark new ideas together.
