Developing Health Oriented Communities

As large employment and economic drivers, hospitals are powerful community anchors. However, the idea of a health-oriented development challenges hospitals to expand their purpose from being inwardly focused on health repair to an integrated wellness partner that supports a broader idea of community health. Through new partnerships, land use and public realm design, a model is emerging that enables growth and development of a district and its greater region. This session will explore the model of a health-oriented community and how it creates potential for new and evolving communities through a variety of project examples, from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to the Mat-Su Valley of Alaska to Dunedin, New Zealand.