Influencing urban environments for health: NSW Health's response

Abstract

At all levels of the urbanisation debate – global, national and local, it is apparent that health must become actively engaged in order to enhance the sustainability of planning activities. HIA is now established as one tool to facilitate that engagement. This issue of the Bulletin shows that NSW is now in a position, as a world leader on HIA, to support the pivotal future role that urbanisation will play in influencing the health of populations and communities.