Summary of health impacts in the physical environment categories of health determinants
| Category of influence | Positive impacts | Community plan theme groups linked to each impact |
|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations as in table 1. | ||
| Physical environment, buildings, urban form, wastes, public safety | • The inward investments enhance the physical attractiveness of Salford. | EP |
| • New buildings design out crime. | VC | |
| • Local healthcare facilities in Salford’s outer districts. | SCI, VC | |
| • Better housing resulting from job creation and influx of money in the city and generated by the joint project. | SCI, EP | |
| Negative impacts | ||
| • Environmental impacts, such as air quality, and noise during clearance and development affect health. | SG, SCI | |
| • Anxiety, stress, and frustration because of increase in traffic. | EP, SG, SCI | |
| • Light pollution from healthcare buildings increases | SG | |
| • Increase air pollution from generated traffic at the main SRHT site and at the new local centres leads to the adverse effect on the respiratory health of local residents. | EP, SG, SCI, VC | |
| • Increase in road safety problems and accidents. | SFC, SG, SCI, VC | |
| • Drop in house prices near the development and reduced access to homes lead to stress. | EP | |
| • Reduction of healthcare facility during construction. | SFC, SCI | |
| • Visual intrusion, security, and safety issues. | SFC, SG | |
| • Danger to health because of open site, untidy, collects rubbish, and fly tipping. | SFC, SG, VC | |
| • Accidents and risk behaviour from children and youths using the sites during the development phase. | SFC, SG, VC | |
| • The health sector’s continued extensive car dependent workforce from outside Salford continues. | SG, SCI | |
| • Continued parking problems around SRHT and the new centres. | SFC, SG, SCI, VC | |