Planning for special populations
When planning for health, special populations often need additional attention and they include children, the elderly, and low-income populations. While environmental justice and universal design literature is mixed, the following information gives planners a toolkit to help deal with some of these issues.
Design for Health Materials:
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Planning Information Sheets: This series give examples on how to incorporate health into policy and planning efforts. Examples of planning for specialized populations can be found within air quality, accessibility, water quality, and environment and housing quality.
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Health Impact Assessments: This series offers a variety of HIA tools to identify and evaluate the effects of policies, plans, programs, and design on health. These can be specifically tailored to consider the needs of specialized populations.
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Topical planning guides: These guides provide information about the following topics: how to finance health and planning initiatives, how to use DFH tools in participation process, and how to locate research about health topics.
- Image Slideshows: provide easily accessible photographs to illustrate key health issues.
Web sites
- Center for Universal Design: This is a collaboration between NC State University, the University of Buffalo , and the Global Universal Design Educator Network. It is a terrific site on universal design and includes a section for online resources as well as basic overview articles on universal design.
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ADA Standards for Accessible Design
This document sets guidelines for accessibility to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities by individuals with disabilities. -
US EPA Children's Health Protection
Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, this web site has a terrific search feature where you can look up publications related to where children live, learn, and play. -
Elders' Health and the Built Environment
The Centers for disease Control has brought together a number of resources on seniors and places. -
Planning for an Ageing Community is a relevant report of the Australian Local Government Association and covers topics from pedestrian safety to housing choices.
- Aging and the Built Environment
Simon Fraser University Gerontology Research Centre sponsors this web site that is particularly focused on housing and care environments.
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