ICUH 2017 The only global conference focused on advancing the health of people living in cities worldwide.
Cities are the main drivers of national development and present opportunities to transform a nation’s health and wellbeing, so cities must be at the forefront of tackling the global sustainable development agenda.
Topics include coverage of the following board domain areas:
- Urban Governance and Equity-oriented Policies
- Understanding and Addressing Demographic, Epidemiologic and Societal Change in Cities
- Healthy Urban Planning, Measurement and Metrics, Data and Research
- Environmental Health and Urban Sustainability
- Health Care in Cities – Access, Services and Quality
Who should attend ICUH 2017: academic experts, policymakers and practitioners in:
- Public Health
- Population Health
- Determinants of Health and NCD Prevention
- Urban Planning
- Economic Development
- Housing
- Transportation
- Built and Natural Environments
- Aging
- Food Systems
- Education
- Geography
- Health Care Delivery
- Care Models in Clinical Medicine, including reproductive, women’s, infant and child health, mental health, infectious disease and NCDs
- Resilience
- Energy
Reasons to attend ICUH 2017:
- Identify challenges and strategies to informing implementation of the SDGs and The New Urban Agenda
- Meet experts from across sectors and disciplines to address the broader determinants of health
- Expand your research and practice networks with colleagues from the global North and South
- Share urban health challenges and solutions with policymakers and practitioners from high, middle and low income settings
- Contribute to the evidence base for urban health policies and practice