Image: Richard Bloom Real estate investor, LandsecU+I is collaborating with the TRUUD research programme to improve the way investors can take health evidence into account when creating new urban developments. Based at the University of Bristol, and with researchers across six different universities, TRUUD (Tackling the Root causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development) is a Read more
Professionals in urban development and property can boost the way they make decisions about health in an event hosted by the TRUUD research consortium and Dandara Living. Initial research by TRUUD, a five-year research programme aimed at reducing non-communicable diseases in the urban environment, revealed that professionals in urban development agree that health is important Read more
New practical guidance to help local authorities in England create places that promote health was launched today (Monday 30 September) by the TRUUD research programme and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA). Local Plans are key statutory documents through which local planning authorities set out a vision and framework for how an area will Read more
Local government planners and public health officers can learn how to make best use of a new framework for creating healthy Local Plans in a free webinar on Monday 30 September. Co-hosted by the TRUUD research programme and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), the hour-long session from 2pm will be an opportunity to Read more