| Organisation name |
NSW Commission for Children and Young People |
| Organisation type |
Governmental organisation |
| Organisation fields |
- Health
- Physical activity / Exercise / Sport
- Food / Nutrition
- Urban / town planning
- Transport
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| Description |
Undertakes research on children's wellbeing and promotes and recommends policy change and practice improvement to enhance child wellbeing. |
| Commenced Work |
Two to five years ago |
| Type(s) of HBE Activity |
- Policy development
- Advocacy for healthy built environments
- Translating research into policy
- Information resource
- Guidelines for practitioners
- Tools for practitioners
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| Key objectives of HBE activities |
- To improve people's physical health
- To increase people's physical activity level
- To strengthen social capital
- To reduce pollution from traffic
- To promote active transport (walking, cycling, public transport)
- To improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists
- To reduce crime through more people on the streets / passive surveillance
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| The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to getting people active |
- Promoting walking for daily travel / recreation
- Promoting cycling for daily travel / recreation
- Promoting use of public transportation for daily travel
- Providing public open space
- Providing recreational facilities / playgrounds
- Improving safety from traffic for pedestrians and cyclists
- Improving connectivity
- Improving accessibility
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| The organisation addresses the following areas of work in relation to strengthening and connecting communities |
- Advocating for places where people can meet and connect
- Input into planning processes that advocate for and strengthen social connectivity
- Promoting equitable access to community facilities
- Promoting interaction in public spaces including gardens, town squares, parks and lively streetscapes
- Encouraging supportive social networks within neighbourhoods and participation in decision-making
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| The organisation takes part in the following specific HBE activities |
Development of Children, Young People and the Built Environment Project, Child Friendly by Design toolkit and workshops, Built4Kids planning resource and sponsorship of planning for and with kids award
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| Target Population |
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| Geographic Focus of HBE activities |
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| Website |
http://www.kids.nsw.gov.au/ |
