Cities & Health

There is a strong international movement for healthier cities with healthy city activity in almost all corners of the world.

With continuing urbanization ‘getting cities right’ for both human health, planetary health  and health equity is crucial.

But who needs to be involved in getting cities right for health? This won’t the preserve of hospitals and doctors. We need multiple cross-sector collaborations between public health professionals and all those (communities, practitioners, politicians, researchers and businesses) involved in city governance, design, planning and management.

For some in-depth reading material see:
Cities and health: an evolving global conversation
People, planet and participation: the Kuching statement on healthy, just and sustainable urban development

The posts in this category are an eclectic series of links and thoughts to stimulate and encourage those who want to make cities healthier.