Leveraging built environment interventions to equitably promote health during and after COVID-19 in Toronto, Canada

This article highlights the intersection between the built environment, health, and COVID-19 outcomes, while emphasizing racial and economic disparities in access to health-promoting environmental features (such as walkability and green space). Using Toronto, Canada as an example, the author identifies four specific built environment interventions to promote an equitable, healthy urban environment. The practice strategy this article is focused on is built environment interventions.

Resource Details

• Geographic Areas of Implementation: Urban
• Topics of Practice: Policy Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Advancing Racial Equity|Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Novel
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Neighborhood and Built Environment
• Outside of US: No