• Rachel Turnbull.
• AHSN NENC, Biomedical Research Building, The Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Nuns' Moor Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK.
• Br. Med. Bull. 2021 Dec 16; 140 (1): 62-75.

IntroductionThis paper explores how the built environment impacts upon health and well-being and suggests that there are opportunities for more integrated working between professionals and citizens to create healthier, happier places.Sources Of DataPolicy and practice guidance is presented from the urban planning and design fields. Evidence and data are presented from a range of disciplines on housing, green infrastructure and mental well-being.Areas Of AgreementThere is an overwhelming agreement around the principles and rationale of incorporating health in planning and design processes.Areas Of ControversyThese principles are not always implemented in practice. Challenges also exist around how different disciplines create and use evidence.Growing PointsMore innovative ways of working which incorporates health, public health, planners, designers and citizens, which responds to the needs of communities, should be tested.Areas Timely For Developing ResearchHealth and public health professionals can contribute to the evidence base using objective measures to assess the impact of the built environment on mental health and well-being.© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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