Initiative, Overview | 2019Descriptive resource
The Power of Cities: Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases and Road Traffic Injuries
This report discusses opportunities for city leaders to promote health and well-being by defining priorities, uniting stakeholders around common goals, and ensuring accountability for outcomes. This report looks at some of the specific areas where city authorities can take action to prevent NCDs and...
Language(s): EN, AR, CN, FR, ES | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: WHO
Overview, Toolkit | 2021Descriptive resource
Tools and methods for integrating health into climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies
This paper presents the results of a scoping review of the literature on existing tools and methods for integrating health concerns into climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies. It is intended for public health actors who may be involved in the development of such policies and...
Language(s): EN, FR | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: Thierno Diallo (National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy)
Overview | 2022Action oriented
Strengthening health emergency preparedness in cities and urban settings: guidance for national and local authorities
This is an operational guidance document whose aim is to assist policymakers and authorities in helping member states become better equipped in urban health emergency preparedness.By focusing on the emergency preparedness of cities, the document supports overall health security improvement. The paper...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Overview, Web Resource | Descriptive resource
Health impact assessment
Main site and repository of information from the WHO about HIA. It might be useful for a range of environmental and health policy-makers worldwide. ...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Overview | 2019Descriptive resource
Urban-Rural Linkages: Guiding Principles. Framework for Action to Advance Integrated Territorial Development
A multilevel, multistakeholder guidance framework and tool to strengthen urban-rural linkages in national and subnational policies and programmes. Protection and promotion of health by balancing urban, peri-urban and rural health challenges are included in the guiding principles to provide social...
Language(s): EN, ES, CN, AR, PT | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
