MOMENTUM 2017

There is abundant evidence that demonstrates the built environment’s influence on physical and mental health through factors such as community design, safe and affordable housing, complete neighbourhoods, as well as multi-modal transportation networks that provide access to employment, education, healthcare and social services, recreational opportunities and healthy food. 

Planning, implementing and maintaining efficient, convenient, accessible and safe active transportation networks can positively impact the community health and well-being as well as improve health equity*.  
*Health equity exists when people can reach their full health potential, without being disadvantaged by where they live, how much money they make, or other personal circumstances  
Active transportation has many benefits, including health, but it also can be a catalyst for building social capital, supporting economic development and providing economical means of supporting people of all income levels to move around their communities. 

Join Cora in this session as she discusses active transportation, public health perspectives for planning for active transportation as well as the many public health benefits.

The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre Garden Patch and CHEP Good Food’s Askiy project are examples of community based urban agriculture projects dedicated to creating healthy, food secure communities, through education and food production. By exploring the role that these spaces can play in an urban foodscape we will discuss the opportunities and challenges of planning for community urban agriculture.