The Power of Place: A Path to Healthier Cities
- Most Drivers of Health Sit Outside Conventional Healthcare Systems and Are Modifiable
- Cities Are an Effective Nexus to Influence Most of the Drivers of Health
- Four Types of Interventions for the Toolbox of Healthy Cities
Opportunities abound at any level of economic development: at any level of average GDP per capita, the life expectancy between urban geographies across the world differs 10 to 20 years. This suggests that significantly more improvement in life span is possible, no matter how wealthy cities are to begin with.
Cities are a natural place for stakeholders across sectors to come together to advance a common goal – such as population health. Public, private, and social sector players in a city have large influence over all four dimensions of health as well as the underlying drivers.
This report outlined four types of interventions that city leaders can consider: public awareness and health literacy, infrastructure design, cross-sector mobilization, and cross-departmental policy and regulations.
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