Strengthening collaboration within Dutch municipalities for a healthier living environment: experiences and possible improvements according to civil servants.

Background: Health is partly determined by the physical environment in which people live. It is therefore crucial to consider health when designing the physical living space. This requires collaboration between the social and physical domains within municipalities.

The perceptions and priorities of professionals in health and social welfare and city planning for creating a healthy living environment: a concept mapping study.

Background: It is helpful for collaboration if professionals from the field of health and social welfare and the field of city planning are aware of each other's concepts of what a healthy living environment entails and what its components are. This study examined perceptions about creating a healthy living environment of professionals from these two fields, as well as the differences between them.

Methods: We recruited 95 professionals from Nijmegen, the Netherlands who worked in the fields of health, social welfare and city planning in governmental and non-governmental capacities.