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News: Let's improve our cities to live longer and better: World Health Day 2010 The institution of the World Health Day by the World Health Organization is an opportunity to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. Read more |
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By bringing multiple sectors of society together to actively engage in developing policies, more sustainable health outcomes will be achieved. |
March 2010
Dear
friends,
Can we improve the living conditions in our cities? Can we make our cities more people friendly, more healthy, safe, accessible and resilient to our needs?
The World Health Organization is telling us that yes, we can. In order to sensitize everybody, it dedicates this year's activities and celebrations for the World Health Day on the 7 April on urbanization and health. It is calling us to be part of a global movement to make cities healthier.
It is true that urbanization is growing at a very fast pace in many parts of the world. Just take a minute and ask yourselves, are you happy with your city or do you feel that your urban environment is appropriate for your physical and psychical well being?
Experts from the World Health Organization stress out the fact that there is an urgent need for a new approach to urbanization and a new paradigm of public health. There are many fields of action awaiting for us.
We can all help so that urban planning is done in a way to promote healthy behaviors and safety. Healthy urban design could improve significantly living conditions.
Communities and individuals should be enabled to have more involvement in local governance in order to to build healthier and safer cities.
Read more about improving lives in the cities in the article Let's improve our cities to live longer and better: World Health Day 2010 that you will find attached with our 86th Progressive Insurance Newsletter.
Our action should not be limited in time. We should adopt a long term strategy with sustained commitment to incorporate health more broadly in urban public policy.
The health of the people in the cities is determined by environmental, social, and physical infrastructure conditions and factors that can be positively influenced. It is up to us to act now to make cities healthier and safer for us, our children and for the generations to come.
Takis A. Haggiandreou
Director
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The major drivers of health in urban settings are beyond the health sector. |
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