Mariposa Healthy Living Toolkit

Tools to incorporate the health perspective in municipal actions

Denver Housing Authority

Link to the resource: http://mithun.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/MariposaHLI_Toolkit.pdf

Format:: Guide

Target population:: Local administrations and citizen associations

Objetive:: Evaluate health conditions of residents and identify opportunities for improvement through the built environment in urban regeneration projects.

Methodology:

This tool focuses on the determinants of health related to projects and programmes that can be designed and modified by technicians and professionals.

It organizes health determinants into the following six themes: healthy housing, sustainable and safe transport, care of the environment, social cohesion, public infrastructure, and healthy economy.

It proposes a 6-step process, beginning with the initial analysis, identification of priority aspects, selection of effective strategies, implementation, evaluation of results and long-term monitoring.

Opportunities and limitations:

Similar to the health impact assessment, this tool is created as a template that can be adapted for different cases and projects.

It was created in the USA, and so should be modified and adapted if it is to be used in other contexts and communities.

It provides checklists, templates, strategies and relevant indicators.

Indicators:

Percentage of population living below poverty level.
Percentage of household income invested in housing and transport.
Number of traffic injuries / collisions / deaths (pedestrians, bicycles).
Average daytime and nighttime exterior noise levels.

Thematic:: Housing and neighbourhood communities Public space Green infrastructure Mobility and accessibility Equipment and services Cohesion and social capital

Link to health:: Physical Mental

Scale of the field of study:: Housing / street / building / bounded public space Block - set of buildings or spaces Neighbourhood (or higher)

Implementation phase:: Diagnosis / pre-project Implementation Monitoring and evaluation

Methodological approach:: Observation Qualitative / Participatory Questionnaire

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