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Sign in or register for an accountThe Healthy Places section of Salford’s Core JSSNA focuses on the role played by the place people live and its impact on health and wellbeing.
Salford covers an area of 37 square miles. Whilst much of the city is green space, some areas are much more densely populated than others. On average there are around 7,500 residents per square mile, with parts of Salford at least four times higher than this average.
There are many ways that the places we live can affect us and our health and the same place can have very different impacts on people depending on their circumstances. Healthy Places will consider the homes we live in and the wider built environment, local assets and infrastructure. It will consider the places we live and the people we live alongside – asking whether people feel safe and a sense of community or belonging. It will also look at the natural environment, including the role greenspaces and the wider environment play in our health.
This section is divided into the following parts:
Shelter is one of the most basic human needs, however, a good home is much more than four walls and a roof. A good home is safe, secure, comfortable, affordable, the right size and in the right place. Poor quality housing is associated with poor mental and physical health.
The built environment includes buildings, roads and other human-made structures that provide the setting for our day-to-day activity. There are many ways the built environment can impact on our health including encouraging and enabling physical activity; allowing strong social interactions; and delivering services where they can be accessed by those who need them.
The social environment refers to those things that make our local environment beyond the buildings and nature, these include our social relations, our sense of belonging, the communities we live in, our friends and neighbours and the local culture. All of these can have a beneficial impact on our health and wellbeing through the help, support and advice we get but also in allowing us to flourish as humans.
Research indicates that spending two hours a week in contact with nature can enhance personal health and wellbeing. Benefits include improved physical health, reduced stress levels and a boosted mood. Furthermore, the natural world directly impacts factors such as air quality, weather patterns and climate change.