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	Technical expert meeting on urban health, June 2021: meeting report World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(73) Download (32) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: urban health, Report, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Resilient Urban Futures Hamstead, Z.A.; D.M. Iwaniec, T. McPhearson; et al. (2021) CC Open external link (234) Add to my MEDBOX Open access book describing tools for engaging communities in resilience strategies Based on practical experience from participatory positive futures visioning in nine Latin American and US cities For students and professionals of different sectors including sustainability, engineering, ecology and urban plannin Tags: urban planning, sustainability, ecology, Climate Change, Adaptation, Source: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9
	The Power of Cities: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(105) Download (67) Add to my MEDBOX The report is geared towards mayors, local government officials and city policy planners.It highlights key areas where city leaders can tackle the drivers of NCDs, including tobacco use, air pollution, poor diets and lack of exercise, and improve road safety. From anti-tobacco actions in Beijing and Bogor, to road safety initiatives in Accra and Bangkok, a bike sharing scheme in Fortaleza, and actions to create walkable streets for seniors that have reduced elderly pedestrian deaths by 16% in New York City, the report aims to share knowledge between urban policy planners. Of the 19 case studies cited, 15 are from developing countries, where 85% of premature adult deaths through NCDs take place, and over 90% of road traffic fatalities are recorded. You can download the case studieson the website https://www.who.int/ncds/publications/tackling-ncds-in-cities/en/. Over 90% of future urban population growth will be in low or middle-income countries, and seven of the world’s 10 largest cities are in developing countries Tags: road safety, road traffic injuries, urban areas, urban health, case studies, Report, NCD, tobacco, prevention, Source: https://www.who.int/ncds/publications/ta
	Sustainable cities: Health at the heart of urban development World Health Organization WHO (2019) C_WHO View PDF(62) Download (60) Add to my MEDBOX SDG Factsheet: Health-focused urban design can roll back the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), making cities a bedrock for healthy lifestyles – as well as climate-friendly and resilient. WHO’s new Urban Health Initiative provides a model for the health sector to contribute to healthy urban planning and policies Tags: factsheet, fact sheet, WHO guidelines, urban, urban areas, urban health, cities, Source: https://www.who.int/sustainable-developm
	Cities leading the way: Seven climate action plans to deliver on the Paris Agreement C40 Cities (2019) CC View PDF(39) Download (30) Add to my MEDBOX Cities can help nations achieve their Paris Agreement commitment by supporting the implementation of transformational actions to increase the supply of renewable energy, improve building energy efficiency, increase access to affordable, low carbon transport options, and change consumption patterns. Seventy per cent of C40 cities report that they are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Cities need to adapt and improve their resilience to climate hazards that may impact them, both in the short-term and in future climate change scenarios. Cities are already leading the way with ambitious plans to accelerate action on climate change. With more political will, community support and collaboration, cities can make an even greater contribution to securing a climate safe future Tags: Climate Change, action plan, Policy, urban health, clean cities, cities, Source: https://resourcecentre.c40.org/resources
	Urbanization and mental health: a developing world perspective Szabo, Christopher, Paul (2018) CC Open external link (767) Add to my MEDBOX Current Opinion in Psychiatry: May 2018 - Volume 31 - Issue 3 - p 256–257 Tags: journal article, study, urbanisation, mental health, Source: https://journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/F
	2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects. Fact Sheet United Nations Populations Division (2018) CC View PDF(174) Download (115) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: urbanization, mental health, factsheet, Source: https://population.un.org/wup/Publicatio
	Urban health / StadtGesundheit Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung BZgA (2016) C2 View PDF(56) Download (56) Add to my MEDBOX Urban health / StadtGesundheit bezeichnet die Anwendung von Public Health -Theorie und - Praxis für die Gesundheit städtischer Bevölkerungen. Tags: urban, urban health, stadt, global health, rural, rural health, Source: https://www.leitbegriffe.bzga.de/pdfseit
	Global report on urban health: equitable healthier cities for sustainable development World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO View PDF(56) Download (50) Add to my MEDBOX This timely report comes at a decisive moment in history where we can reshape urban environments and health systems for the majority of the world’s population that live in cities. Enabling this transformation are the SDGs, which have reconfigured how governments and the international community need to plan and implement actions to eradicate poverty and inequality, create inclusive economic growth, preserve the planet and improve population health. Central to this quest is to create equitable, healthier cities for sustainable development Tags: urban, urban health, urban areas, rural health, rurales, rural, rural development, who, WHO guidelines, global, global health, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Health as the pulse of the new urban agenda World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO View PDF(57) Download (48) Add to my MEDBOX This report considers how to integrate health into urban planning, investments, and policy decisions, so as to support the implementation and achievement of the goals and objectives of the New Urban Agenda Tags: urban health, rural, rural health, urban, global health, who, WHO guidelines, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

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