Creating Vibrant Communities

The Heart Foundation are leaders in thinking about how the urban environment can support healthy lifestyles. Their report 'Good For Busine$$', discusses how places that enable active journeys create both health benefits as well as great commercial returns.

Good for Busine$$

Having had a good look at the importance of creating places that support social connectedness, Creating Vibrant Communities is now moving on to exploring how we can create places that promote physical health. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare has recently released a report entitled, 'A picture of overweight and obese in Australia' which captures the enormity of the noncommunicable diseases epidemic in Australia.

Sydney's overweight and obesity hotspots Government snapshot provides an overview of several reports generated using ABS data.

For too many people growing older is a journey of loss; losing work, mobility, relationships, independence. Studies show that 7 – 8% of people over 65 years are socially isolated and report being lonely. The Hume City Council has compiled this incredible toolkit for improving social connections for elderly members of the community.

http://www.gvpcp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-Social-Connections-Toolkit.pdf