Human Health
All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on whether northwesterners are becoming healthier.
Northwesterners’ health is a key indicator of the Cascadia Scorecard, Sightline's index of sustainability for the Northwest. In this section, you'll find all Sightline's research, articles, graphics, and solutions on human health. See also Cascadia Scorecard 2006, which focuses specifically on how urban design affects human health.
- Research & Publications
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Counter
Car Crashes, by the Numbers
The car crash counter estimates the human and economic costs of crashes--a huge and underappreciated risk to Cascadians’ health. -
Fact sheet
2007 Health Indicator - At a Glance
British Columbia is winning the lifespan sweepstakes.
- Solutions
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Prove Safety First with New Chemicals
There are some 85,000 synthetic chemicals approved for commercial use today, but few have been tested for their effects on human health. We need to test them before putting them into widespread use. -
Solutions for Healthier Communities
Individuals and institutions can take simple steps to create compact, complete communities that enable residents to get around without a car and encourage physical activity and connections among neighbors.
- Resources
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Organization
Canadian Health Network
CHN is a national, non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service. CHN's goal is to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how to stay healthy and prevent disease. http://www.canadian-health-network.ca -
Resource site
The BC Health Atlas
The British Columbia Health Atlas is a continuing project to map the health status and health care use of the residents of British Columbia. http://www.chspr.ubc.ca/Research/healthatlas.htm
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