We’re supporting the ‘healthy new towns’ pilots

Its great to hear that 10 new settlement will be test-beds for so-called ‘healthy new towns’.

Even better news that one of our sites is part of the pilot! We’re supporting the detailed design of the Ebbsfleet new communities where we’ll be piloting innovative ways of dealing with health care challenges of the 21st century like obesity, dementia and community cohesion.

The entire programme will cover projects totaling more than 76,000 new homes and potentially approximately 170,000 residents.

The local NHS will help shape the way these new sites develop by bringing together clinicians, designers and technology experts to re-vision how healthcare can be delivered in these places. This will demonstrate what’s possible by joining up design of the built environment with modern health and care services. This will include deploying new models of technology-enabled primary care.

Allen Creedy who is working on the Ebbsfleet scheme said;

”As these new neighbourhoods and towns are built, we’ll kick ourselves if in 10 years time we look back having missed the opportunity to ’design out’ the unhealthy aspects of the environment, and ‘design in’ health and wellbeing”.

Neighbourhoods and adaptable home designs need to be promoted so that it easier for older people to continue to live independently wherever possible.

Professor Kevin Fenton, national director for health and wellbeing at Public Health England, said: “Some of the UK’s most pressing health challenges – such as obesity, mental health issues, physical inactivity and the needs of an ageing population – can all be influenced by the quality of our built and natural environment. The considerate design of spaces and places is critical to promote good health.”

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