Healthy Urban Environments Site Assessment Audit
Purpose
The Healthy Urban Environments Site Assessment Audit is an audit instrument designed to be used by practitioners and consumers.
Method
This is an observational audit, designed for application along a route or at a given location.
Brief description
The Healthy Urban Environments Site Assessment Audit was designed as part of National Heart Foundation’s Supportive Environments for Physical Activity project. It assesses a number of elements within the physical environment including:
Locating the instrument
The Healthy Urban Environments Site Assessment Audit instrument [View/Print PDF]
Contact for more information
New South Wales
Physical Activity Manager
National Heart Foundation of Australia (NSW Division)
Tel: 02 9219 2459
Fax: 02 9219 2444
Related References and Links
Wright C, MacDougall C, Atkinson R and Booth B. 1996. Exercise in Daily Life: Supportive Environments. Report of a National Heart Foundation Research Project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
National Heart Foundation of Australia (Victorian Division). 2004. Healthy by Design: A planners’ guide to environments for active living. National Heart Foundation of Australia (Victorian Division.
Design for Safe and Healthy Communities: Matrix of Life Design Considerations [PDF]
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