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Topics: Webinar! The Business Case for EcoHealth New Ontario Research Helps Us Estimate the Health Care Savings from Urban Green Infrastructure Case Study: Increasing Tree Canopy, Brampton, Ontario Case Study: Downtown Urban Park, Peterborough, Ontario Survey Design: Credit Valley Conservation Authority Helping you to Make the Case for More Greenspaces - EcoHealth Ontario's Conceptual Framework Register Here New Ontario Research Helps Us Estimate the Health Care Savings from Urban Green Infrastructure By Tom Bowers, MSc Decision-makers and practitioners have a helping hand quantifying the health savings accrued by greenspaces with the help of new research in the form of three case studies recently published by the Greenbelt Foundation and EcoHealth Ontario (EHO) in collaboration with Green Analytics. This research is the culmination of several years of work and that draws on the full range of expertise of the EHO partners. The case studies presented are the first of their kind in Ontario to estimate the health care savings from urban green infrastructure.  Learn More Brampton   The ECOhealth economic framework applied to this case study in Brampton, Ontario shows how two scenarios for urban tree canopy expansion are linked to improvements in health and wellbeing. These improvement result in health system savings through reduced exposure to extreme heat days, improved air quality and increased physical activity. The annual net benefits are estimated to be between $2.5 million and $3.2 million. Learn More Peterborough   The ECOhealth economic framework applied to this case study in Peterborough, Ontario shows how the creation of a new urban park is linked to improvements in health and wellbeing. These improvements result in significant health system savings through prevented lost productivity associated with poor health and illness, and reduced mortality. The park will also increase life satisfaction for local communities. The combined value of these worth $4,240,000 annually meaning the health return on investment will pay back the development cost in 1.5 years Learn More Credit Valley   Punjabi Community Health Services in association with Credit Valley Conservation Authority has developed a mental health program with the goal to engage 200 seniors in nature-based programming. As part of the programming, seniors will have opportunities to engage in mindfulness exercises, yoga in the forest, games using elements of nature and natural materials, poetry, storytelling, singing, and dancing. These surveys are designed to capture the data necessary to populate the economic framework once large gatherings can be held. Learn More Helping You to Make the Case for More Greenspaces - EcoHealth Ontario's Conceptual Framework EcoHealth Ontario collaborated with the Greenbelt Foundation and Green Analytics to produce a conceptual framework for practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers to understand the business case for specific greenspace investments and inform policies, programs, and planning decisions that will enhance greenspaces and their beneficial outcomes. This tool can then be used to communicate the business case for more greenspace investments.  The conceptual framework draws from an extensive literature review to assist users to navigate a decision-making process for establishing the case for greenspace investments. It proposes pathways between greenspace investments and public health outcomes ultimately to economic benefits from savings accrued from healthier people and environments. Learn More Subscribe |  Questions Connect With Us www.ecohealthontario.ca Copyright © 2021 Ecohealth Ontario, All rights reserved. No longer wish to receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list.

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