Spatial plans as a critical intervention in improving population health. A discourse arising from a health census review of the state of current local planning policy in England

Michael  Chang; Neil J Carhart; Rosalie Callway

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Spatial plans as a critical intervention in improving population health. A discourse arising from a health census review of the state of current local planning policy in England

Michael Chang^*, Neil J Carhart, Rosalie Callway

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Planning decisions are dependent on the strength of regulatory instruments. The local plan is a public policy document informing decisions on land-use developments that can have impact on health of future populations. The article reports on a census review of local plans (n = 346) in England. Using content analysis, we found limited resilience with only 126 (36.4%) have links to local health needs, 101 (29.2%) have links to local health strategies, and 129 (37.5%) have a health policy. It is a novel approach to identify the current state of local policies as the starting point for projecting future health outcomes.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Planning Literature
Early online date	4 Feb 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/08854122241229565
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 4 Feb 2024

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This work was supported by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (award reference: MR/S037586/1), which is funded by the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Health and Social Care Research and Development Division (Welsh Government), Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Natural Environment Research Council, Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland), The Health Foundation and Wellcome.

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