Conference Topics

The conference will address the following topics:

1. Urban Governance and Equity-oriented Policies

Inter-sectoral and multi-sectoral challenges & solutions to urban health
Policy alignment of national, regional and local agendas
Urban and territorial planning towards equity
Monitoring urban health equity: innovation in metrics and assessment
Information technology, social media and urban health
Place-based approaches promoting urban health: best practices
Community participation in urban decision-making
Public-private partnerships: practice and experiences
Innovative financing in the promotion of urban health
Global, national and regional policies and partnership for urban health and SDGs

2. Understanding and Addressing Demographic, Epidemiological and Societal Changes in Cities

Aging and healthy ageing in cities
Youth, adolescent and children as partners: promoting healthy cities
Current and emerging societal challenges (e.g. poverty, employment opportunities, local economy, affordable housing, sustainable use of land, social inclusion, urban regeneration, contemporary families)
Migration, refugees and urban development
Informal settlements and health
Transformation of diseases: double burden of diseases
Violence and terrorism: public health impacts
Urban crime, drugs, alcoholism and substance abuse
Urban e-health
Mental health in the changing urban environment

3. Healthy urban planning, measurement and metrics, data and research

Research, education & training: capacity building for action in urban health
Urban planning and healthy lifestyles
Partnership experiences: policy-makers and civil society in urban health research
Public health surveillance, tracking and monitoring
Data and tools for decision making
Technology for health solutions and research priorities
Goals, targets and indicators of SDGs for urban health

4. Environmental Health and Urban Sustainability

Built environment and sustainable urban infrastructure (e.g. public transport, transit systems, water management and sanitation, green energy generation and distribution)
Low carbon development and sustainable housing
Urban form, walkability and active travel
Urban green spaces and ecosystems
Social and economic inequalities in environment and health
Mobility and transportation planning
Weather and weather-related events (e.g. cold weather, heat waves, flooding, landslide)
Emergency preparedness, resilience and response
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Pollution (air, water, soil, noise and light)
Food safety and security
Waste management and recycling
Big data and citizen science

5. Health Care in Cities: Access, Services and Quality

Maternal, new-born, child and adolescent health
Family planning and reproductive health
Primary prevention of communicable diseases
Primary prevention of non-communicable diseases
Community-based interventions
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) and community health
Innovative programs, services, products & technologies
Age, gender and equity in access to health care services in cities
Universal health coverage: health financing, insurance and public-private partnerships
Health care services access, delivery and utilization
Access to drugs, early diagnosis
Health care quality