100712_MGB Healthy Cities Mark Boyd Stream 3 1-30

Using data to aid city planning:Brisbane City Council case study : 

Using data to aid city planning:Brisbane City Council case study Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities ICLEI Oceania Mark Boyd Research & Development Manager mark.boyd@iclei.org www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities : 

Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities Established by National Local Government Drug and Alcohol Advisory Committee and Council of Capital City Lord Mayors Run by ICLEI Oceania, a capacity-building organisation working with local governments Healthy Cities model Working with 30 local governments across Australia on systematic approaches to reducing alcohol related harms Launching programs on food sustainability and climate change & health in July 2010 www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

Participating cities in CSHC : 

Participating cities in CSHC Brisbane Sunshine Coast Gold Coast Sydney Wagga Wagga Holroyd Albury Newcastle Stirling Perth Salisbury Melbourne Port Phillip Brimbank Moonee Valley Whitehorse Casey Maroondah Stonnington Hobart Kingborough Sorell Dandenong Geelong Maribyrnong Yarra Manningham Frankston Echuca Ballarat

The ICLEI model : 

1 Where are we now? Data inventory 2 Where do we want to get to? Setting goals 3 How do we do it? Planning effective and equitable actions for the local context 5 How do we know we succeeded? Monitor and review 4 How do we keep doing it? Implementation Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities The ICLEI model www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Data inventory toolkit Best practice guide Resources / toolkits

Everyone agrees: “Data is important” : 

Everyone agrees: “Data is important” Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities

9/10 evidence-based policy makers recommend “Data”! : 

9/10 evidence-based policy makers recommend “Data”! www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Technical Series on Information for Decision-Making: World Health Organisation Inquiry into Queensland alcohol-related Violence Legislative Assembly of Queensland Taking Preventative Action: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing International State National

Data at the local level…. : 

Must relate to modifiable place-level influences Must tell a story that inspires action Must be clear whether it is data for planning, reporting or monitoring Must be able to be analysed for equity impacts www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Data at the local level….

Data tools for healthy cities : 

Data tools for healthy cities Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities

Slide 9: 

Cultural Place and Availability Price  Law enforcement Outlet locations  Promotion Operating hours  Social norms and values Minimum drinking age  Service provision Drinking to Intoxication (BAC > 0.08) Long-Term Heavy Drinking Public Safety and Amenity: Violence Property damage Anti-social behaviour Perceptions of safety Short Term (Acute) Health Impacts Road injuries Assaults Drowning Suicides Falls Fire/smoke injuries Sexually Transmitted Diseases Long Term (Chronic) Health Impacts Cancers Cirrhosis of the liver Dependence Mental Illness Figure 2: Determinants framework for alcohol harms, Source: MCDS 2006 Causal pathway map

Determinants of obesity : 

Determinants of obesity www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

Mechanisms for action : 

Mechanisms for action www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

Datasets and indicators… : 

Datasets and indicators… Descriptive data: Population, health, environment Enablers data: Direct and Indirect influences Indicator: Impact About the community What local government can influence Monitoring action report plan monitor www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

Equity lens : 

Equity lens equity of access equity of opportunity equity of impacts and outcomes Consultation with Indigenous leaders Overlaying SEIFA on outlet density Measuring differential impacts by sub-populations Assessing evidence base of efficacy for reducing inequities Examples… www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

ICLEI Oceania’s alcohol-related data inventory : 

ICLEI Oceania’s alcohol-related data inventory Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities

Core indicators and datasets : 

Core indicators and datasets www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Indicators of community health and wellbeing Indicators of supportive environment Indicator of council performance & efficiency

Core indicators – existing indicators : 

Core indicators – existing indicators www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Assaults in the local area Alcohol-related morbidity Alcohol-related ambulance attendances Alcohol-related family violence incidents

Core indicators – new indicators : 

Core indicators – new indicators www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Diverse business mix: Diversity of businesses open at 11pm on a Friday in an entertainment precinct or across a municipality

Core indicators – new indicators : 

Core indicators – new indicators www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Estimated alcohol management costs to Council: Share of costs in waste management, lost productivity, enforcement of local laws, statutory costs, alcohol accord management, property damage, specific interventions in community safety and health promotion

Applying data collection to Brisbane City Council operations : 

Applying data collection to Brisbane City Council operations Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities

At Brisbane City Council…. : 

At Brisbane City Council…. Collecting baseline year data for 2008/09 Instant evaluation framework Collecting 2009/10 data for use in operational processes Assessing liquor and planning applications Prioritising actions in alcohol management plan Finer grain data: precinct-level data for place-making Measuring performance and analysing costs Preparing for a spatial data infrastructure approach www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

At Brisbane City Council…. : 

At Brisbane City Council…. www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Data inventory Data selection Data collection

At Brisbane City Council…. : 

At Brisbane City Council…. www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc Analysis Mapping Reporting Brisbane

Data: The bad, the good, and the future : 

Data: The bad, the good, and the future Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities

The bad: Data weaknesses / threats : 

The bad: Data weaknesses / threats Measuring the wrong thing Measuring constantly but not acting Measuring too much Assuming / Extrapolating too much www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

The good: Data strengths / opportunities : 

The good: Data strengths / opportunities Exposes political decisions above evidence-informed processes Improves effectiveness, efficiency and equity Engages community and stakeholders Allows cities to move towards a self-regulatory urban ecosystem…. www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc

The future: Spatial data infrastructure : 

The future: Spatial data infrastructure - Jeb Brugman, presentation at ICLEI World Congress

Possible policy trajectory : 

Possible policy trajectory - Jeb Brugman, presentation at ICLEI World Congress

Thank you : 

Thank you mark.boyd@iclei.org www.iclei.org/oceania/cshc