*Start Using HealthyPlan.City* The first of the HealthyDesign.City https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=4e9b7b418c&e=0d0d200a15 project tools, HealthyPlan.City, has been released!

This version of HealthyPlan.City focuses on identifying urban heat islands in Canadian cities. The tool, developed by leading environmental health researchers and epidemiologists, uses environmental exposure data and Canadian Census data to identify areas of equity priority in over 150 Canadian cities. The tool draws attention to neighbourhoods with both a greater proportion of vulnerable populations and higher land surface temperatures and fewer trees and green spaces that help cool temperatures.

“This free tool is really a watershed moment for environmental health, healthy city planning and open science in Canada,” Jeff Brook, a Co-Director of the HealthyDesign.city project and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, said. “Every city in Canada now has access to data showing where they need to focus their energies to support residents at risk for heat-related health risks.”

The fact that cities are hotter than rural areas is well-known. The tool provides a block-by-block snapshot of disparities in temperature and population vulnerabilities of urban areas. Proactively identifying areas with hotter temperatures where more older adults or low-income residents live and implementing cooling interventions in the area could save lives during a heat wave.

The power and potential of this data visualization tool was showcased in a recent CBC series.

You can read the CBC articles here:

1. Sweltering cities https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=fbfe477930&e=0d0d200a15 2. Here's who lives in your city's worst heat islands https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=4864ef1239&e=0d0d200a15 3. Cooling canopy https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=ec99f181c7&e=0d0d200a15

You can read the Radio-Canada articles here

1. Étouffer en ville https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=473774e681&e=0d0d200a15 2. Voici qui vit dans les pires îlots de chaleur de votre ville https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=13d7d0ff87&e=0d0d200a15 3. Au frais sous les arbres https://city.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a3fced43d8438d6c8b88536f&id=b81aafe878&e=0d0d200a15

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