Policy Brief No.11 Health and Wellbeing ...

Jun 18, 2019

1. Integrating health indicators into all policies andimplementingintegratedsystems governance could effectively address multiple change challenges by creating health co-benefits. 2. The guiding principles of the urban planning system need to be inclusive of health.3. Cities’...

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Policy Brief NO.10 Addressing the...

Dec 25, 2018

Pongsiri, M.J. & Arthakaivalvatee, V.Key Messages1. The Southeast Asia region is at risk of losing hard won health and development gains due to the global and local environmental changes we are now experiencing.2. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the...

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Policy Brief No.9 FINANCING &...

Dec 24, 2018

Jieling Liu Key messages 1. An integrated urban environment is beneficial for health, the ultimate goal of resilient cities. It is increasingly challenged in Beirut by rapid urbanisation outpacing appropriate planning. 2. Improving health in Beirut was prioritised to focus on...

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Policy Brief No.8 ANTIMICROBIAL...

Dec 24, 2018

Yong-Guan ZHU Key messages 1. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming a serious urban health risk in China. 2. Unlike conventional chemical contaminants, antimicrobial resistant genes can be amplified in the environment through the spread and proliferation of bacteria and...

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Policy Brief No.7 THE SALURBAL (SALUD...

Dec 24, 2018

The SALURBAL team Key messages 1. Latin America is one of the most urbanized regions of the world and includes many cities of varying size with diverse economic, social and physical environments. ...

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Policy Brief No.6 ADVANCING URBAN HEALTH...

Dec 24, 2018

Franz Gatzweiler Key messages 1. Complex problems of urban health and wellbeing cause millions of premature deaths annually and are beyond the reach of individual problem-solving capabilities. 2. Collective and artificial intelligence (CI+AI) working together can address the...

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Policy Brief No.5 FACILITATING THE...

Dec 24, 2018

Tischa A. Mu?oz-Erickson Key messages 1. Transition governance models are needed to help cities address sustainabiliy and resilience challenges through collaborative, integrative, and multi-actor network approaches.  2....

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Policy Brief No.4 A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ...

Dec 24, 2018

Tolu Oni Key messages 1. Health is a central part of development, but the majority of factors that influence health lie outside the health sector. 2. Rapid urbanisation across Africa is resulting in changing exposures which...

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Policy Brief No.3 A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ...

Dec 24, 2018

Manuel Limonta  Key Messages  1. The Latin American and the Caribbean region has one of the highest urbanization rates in the world. 2. Access to health services, epidemiologic transition and chronic non-communicable diseases,...

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Policy Brief No.2 A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ...

Dec 24, 2018

Jose Siri and David Tan Key messages Experiences with a systems approach to urban health and wellbeing in the Asia-Pacific region underline the need to: 1.Understand and underscore the centrality of health in development by...

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Policy Brief No.1 A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ...

Dec 24, 2018

Xinhu Li  Key messages 1. Ecological civilization is no longer only a conceptual innovation but also a key national governance strategy in China. 2. The State Council released the worldwide first national strategy for the...

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