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Caring and Supportive Environments: a city for all its citizens– inclusive, supportive, sensitive and responsive to their diverseneeds and expectations;Healthy Living: a place with conditions and opportunities thatsupport and foster healthy lifestyles and behaviours; andHealthy Urban Environment and Design: physical and builtenvironments that support health, recreation and well-being,safety, social interaction, mobility, a sense of pride and culturalidentity and that is accessible to the needs of all its citizens.The Healthy City recognizes several principles to create cities that arehealthy for all citizens:Collaboration between various departments within the city,collaboration between various actors in society (such as othergovernment institutions, the private sector, and community orother civil society organisations).Engagement of all citizens by bringing together differentstakeholders and increasing participation in decision-making.Accountability to all stakeholders using an open process ofgovernance.The Healthy City challenges local governments to be aware of healthissues embedded in all of their policies, programs and services. Thecreation of a healthy city is a process that increases health awarenessamong all decision-makers, advocates strategic planning, mobilizespartnerships and enables collaboration between all sectors, encouragesthe community’s participation, promotes change and innovation, andensures that public policy protects and promotes health to create ahealthy, liveable and prosperous city.Healthy Toronto by Design | Toronto Public Health, October 201127