Planning a Healthy City Housing Growth in Leeds Director of Public Health Annual Report 2014-15 A summary of this report can be made available in large print, Braille, on audiotape or translated, upon request. Please contact the public health intelligence team
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[email protected] Print: Leeds City Council Print Management © The Ordnance Survey mapping included within this publication is provided by Leeds City Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfil its public function to make available Council held public domain information. Persons viewing this mapping should contact Ordnance Survey copyright for advice where they wish to license Ordnance Survey mapping/map data for their own use. © Copyright Leeds City Council 2015 Contents Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Healthy planning and urban design 12 Providing access to health services, community facilities, and retail and employment locations 16 Increasing access to healthy food 17 Strengthening social cohesion and community resilience 18 Encouraging physical activity and active travel 19 Ensuring access