Academics

Healthy Development Without Displacement: Realizing the Vision of Healthy Communities for All

“This paper: 1 – Underscores the health impacts of displacement, and how community stability supports public health 2 – Highlights some of the organizations, researchers, and communities leading this work, and key publications that dive deeper into these issues 3 – Promotes new alliances between those working on healthy community initiatives and those working deeply […]

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Urban green spaces and health – a review of evidence

This report summarizes the available evidence of beneficial effects of urban green spaces, such as improved mental health, reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes, and improved pregnancy outcomes. Mechanisms leading to these health benefits include psychological relaxation and stress alleviation, increased physical activity, reduced exposure to air pollutants, noise

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Principles for Healthy and Sustainable Places

“The United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) has distilled the big ideas of today’s Urban Thinkers into a document summarizing key principles which can guide the creation of healthy and sustainable human settlements. The document presents full descriptions of each principle, re-thinking traditional ways of working and living, and approaching old issues

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The Urban Health Index: A handbook for its calculation and use

In depth guide to statistical calculations for Urban Health Index and the reasoning behind them. Subtitled ‘A VERSATILE APPROACH TO MEASURING AND MAPPING HEALTH INEQUALITIES’. The UHI provides a flexible approach to selection, amalgamation, and presentation of health data. Its purpose is to furnish visual, graphical, and statistical insight into various health indicators and health

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