Neighbourhood Walkability
Neighbourhood walkability is a measure of how well a neighbourhood promotes active forms of transportation, such as walking. A highly walkable neighbourhood has a variety of destinations within walking distance, well-connected streets and a mix of land uses. Walkability can increase physical activity levels across a broad population and reduce the risk of many chronic diseases.
We have completed several projects that examined neighbourhood walkability and its relationships with physical activity. In each of these projects, we used the Walk Score® metric (data provided by Redfin Real Estate) to assess walkability. Additional projects are planned that will investigate walkability and chronic disease risk.
2023 wildfire smoke exposure and public health in Ontario: Triangulation of evidence
To address these gaps, we leveraged this wildfire event as a natural experiment to quantify the effect of wildfire smoke exposure on selected respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes across Ontario’s 22 largest health regions (~80% of total population) and will present the results in this PHO Rounds.
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