How can public spaces contribute to health equity? Despite the growing evidence connecting place and health, there are few available resources to help planners, policymakers, and communities design, fund, and operate public spaces that fulfill individual and community well-being.
The Inclusive Healthy Places (IHP) Framework was created to fill this gap. Building on extensive research, it captures the wide array of factors that contribute to healthier, more equitable public spaces. But it doesn’t just build understanding of the connections between health, equity, and place. By providing a set of indicators and metrics for gauging progress, it helps practitioners take action — ensuring these factors are integrated into and measured throughout the lifecycle of a public space project.
Gehl, the former Gehl Institute, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) developed the Inclusive Healthy Places (IHP) Framework in 2017 to help guide the creation of equitable, healthy places.
