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Symposium 2016

506A: Integrating Shade Design for Cancer Prevention into Public Places

October 06, 2016

10:30am - 10:45am

There is a growing consensus around the benefits of integrating design and health strategies to create environments that promote health. This session will provides an overview of shade design and public policy for skin cancer prevention and makes a case for including shade in discussions regarding healthy built environments. Examples will be drawn from the City of Toronto where a successful synergy exists between public health and planning professionals around designing for shade.

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