Safe & Healthy Communities Consulting is dedicated to creating safe, healthy, and equitable community environments by integrating public health goals and policies into land use and transportation planning. We help communities, local governments, and public health organizations with planning, policy development, and building capacity and support for healthy built environments.

The health of communities is linked to the design of communities. Obesity, chronic diseases, senior health, violence, traffic safety, mental health, and health disparities are but a few of the major public health issues directly affected by the form and nature of the built environment. However, there are proven land use and transportation policies and practices that promote health and safety and improve residents’ access to healthy foods, active transportation, parks and open-space, and equitable development. In addition, place-based health policies can work synergistically and bring added momentum to local Smart Growth and sustainability efforts. Yet, putting these strategies and collaborative solutions into action at the local and regional level is still new and challenging to most planners and public health departments. Working for nearly ten years on these issues, Safe & Healthy Communities Consulting helps develop the plans, capacities, and partnering needed to create safe, healthy, and equitable built environments.