Our cities are making us fat and unhealthy – a 'healthy location index' can help us plan better
- Written by Matthew Hobbs, Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Co-Director of the GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury
GettyImagesAs councils and central government consider what cities of the future will look like, a new tool has been developed to map how various features of where we live influence public health.
The Healthy Location Index (HLI) breaks down healthy and unhealthy elements in cities across New Zealand. It offers important lessons for how we plan and...
