Tools to incorporate the health perspective in municipal actions
WELL Community Standard
International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
Link to the resource: https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/community/overview
- Format:
- Web application
- Target population:
- Local administrations and citizen associations
- Objetive:
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Assess the conditions of a community in terms of its health and well-being. Identify areas for improvement and appropriate strategies for improvement.
- Methodology:
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The tool analyses the conditions of a community through a wide range of indicators, belonging to 11 categories that are considered relevant to health and well-being: air, water, food, light, movement, thermal comfort, noise, materials, mind, community and innovations.
- Opportunities and limitations:
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Based on scientific evidence.
Although access to the web application and all the elements that make up the analysis is free, WELL tools usually involve payment for some of the resources, official certification or expert advice at some point.
- Indicators:
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Percentage of vegetation cover, shade area, urban heat island mitigation measures. Level of air pollution. Mental health support measures and mechanisms.
- Thematic:
- Housing and neighbourhood communities Public space Green infrastructure Mobility and accessibility Equipment and services Cohesion and social capital
- Link to health:
- Physical Mental Social
- Scale of the field of study:
- Neighbourhood (or higher)
- Implementation phase:
- Diagnosis / pre-project Monitoring and evaluation Implementation
- Methodological approach:
- Observation Qualitative / Participatory Questionnaire