HealthyPlan.city
HealthyPlan.City is a user-friendly, free web mapping tool designed to help planners, public health professionals, and policymakers identify environmental inequities in over 125 Canadian cities. Initially funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the tool uses nationally standardized environmental and demographic data from the Canadian Census to map out neighborhoods where vulnerable populations, such as low-income groups, children, and older adults, face greater health risks due to worse environmental conditions. By highlighting these areas, HealthyPlan.City guides targeted interventions to improve local environments, promote public health, and enhance climate resilience.
For more information, please read our manuscript published in the Journal of Urban Health:
Doiron, D., Setton, E.M., Syer, J. et al. HealthyPlan.City: A Web Tool to Support Urban Environmental Equity and Public Health in Canadian Communities. J Urban Health 101, 497–507 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-024-00855-x
HealthyPlan.City was awarded a Google Geo for Good 2023 Impact Award. This award celebrates organizations creating outstanding real-world impact using Google’s mapping tools in the field of carbon mitigation, climate adaptation or nature conservation.
HealthyPlan.City one the 2024 Best Innovation in GIS Award from BeSpatial Ontario. This award is presented to individuals or organizations who have newly demonstrated or refined innovation in a geospatial and information (GIS) related application including analytics, technology, visualization or smart initiatives through a specific piece of work or project.
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