Healthy Neighbourhood Environments

The Supporting Healthy Inclusive Neighbourhood Environments Health Integration Team (SHINE HIT) aims to turn Bristol into a healthier city, with built environments that help people to be more healthy.

SHINE will achieve this by integrating health, well-being and social inclusion with urban development, transport and planning, to reduce health risks and promote healthier lifestyles.

The team includes experts from Bristol’s universities, the city council and NHS acute and mental health trusts and local communities. The leadership team has been expanded to broaden SHINE’s expertise base.

Upcoming events

Bristol Health Partners Conference

  • MShed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd
  • 4th October 2022
News featuring this Health Integration Team

City Know-how: Gentrification creates stress by intensifying financial insecurity

  • 5th April 2022
Gentrification exacerbates financial insecurity for economically vulnerable residents, leading to increased stress. For the attention…

Healthy Neighbourhood Environments (SHINE) HIT looks back on 2021-22

  • 1st April 2022
SHINE HIT has been promoting walking as part of Bristol City Council’s transport and healthy…

City Know-how: How does being in the presence of skyscrapers make you feel?

  • 18th February 2022
As cities become more densely populated, we are increasingly building upward. What are the psychological…

City Know-how: Factors that influence urban park access

  • 25th January 2022
Park access is about more than the distance to get there. For the attention…

City Know-how: Examining the anticipated economic return of urban greenways

  • 21st January 2022
Every £1.00 invested in an urban greenway can expect to return an investment of £2.00-£6.00…

City Know-how: New observation tool to assess physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours in urban spaces

  • 20th January 2022
MOHAWk is a new observation tool to assess physical activity and two other wellbeing behaviours…
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