Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines Health in All Policies as “a collaborative approach that integrates and articulates health considerations into policymaking across sectors to improve the health of all communities and people.”
A community- where people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age, significantly impacts their health and wellbeing. A healthy community, depicted in the image to the right, provides access to recreation and open space, healthy foods, medical services, public transit and active transportation, quality affordable housing, economic opportunities, completeness of neighborhoods, safe neighborhoods and public areas, improved environmental quality, and green sustainable development and practices.
The information used in the development of this image was adapted from ChangeLab Solutions and the Monterey County Health Department.
For more information on Health in All Policies, visit the weblinks in the Resources section below.
Past Events / Activities
2022 Health in All Policies Summit: Collaborations for Better Health
On September 9, 2022, the Metro Public Health Department hosted Nashville's first Health in All Policies Summit at the Downtown Nashville Library in Nashville, Tennessee. With the title, "Collaborations for Better Health," the event served as level-setting opportunity to expand the Health in All Policies initiatives city-wide to inspire action towards strengthening current collaborations and establishing new partnerships across sectors to improve the health of all people in Nashville. Refer to the sections below for more information on the summit.
Event Recap Materials
- Videos and Presentations
- Breakout activity (recap)
- Post-event evaluation summary
- Collaboration Commitments
Resources
About Health in All Policies
- What does "health in all policies" mean? (YouTube) - American Public Health Association (APHA)
- About Health in All Policies - National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Improving Health through Health in All Policies
- Promoting Health in All Policies and intersectoral action capacities - World Health Organization (WHO)
- From Start to Finish: Health in All Policies How to permanently improve government - ChangeLab Solutions
- Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Government- Public Health Association and Public Health Institute
- Health in All Policies: Improving Health Through Intersectoral Collaboration - Discussion Paper
Community Health in All Policies Initiatives
- Health in All Policies Progress Report - City of Richmond, CA
- Achieving Health Equity through Health in All Policies for Monterey County - Monterey, CA
- Stories from the Field: 2019 Health in All Policies (Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention) - Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Louisville, KY