Healthy Cities

Description:

A long-term urban health and development initiative, which aims to improve the health and well being of people living and working in cities. It is based on a number of key principles: that health should be an integral part of settlements management and development; that health can be improved by modifying the physical, social and economic environment; that conditions in settings such as the home, school, village, workplace, and city profoundly influence health status, and that intersectoral coordination for health is necessary at the local level. Healthy City programs help countries to make healthy and improved living conditions a major goal.