ANNOUNCEMENTS: Call for Abstracts: 9th International Conference on Urban Health
The 9th International Conference on Urban Health takes place October 27-29, 2010 in New York, NY.
Deadline for abstract submission: 23:59 EDT, May 31, 2010
Organizers of the conference encourage academics, professionals, members of non-profit organizations, policymakers, community members, and individuals from the private sector of diverse backgrounds and disciplines to submit an abstract.
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This year’s theme, Good Governance for Healthy Cities, was chosen to showcase the importance of governance in creating healthy cities and improving the health of urban populations, as well as the social and public health policies that are required to address these issues. Cities are becoming larger, more diverse and complex and involve multiple sectors that advance their views and contest space. Healthy urban governance involves transparent, inclusive and accountable approaches to address common concerns and pressing problems. The conference will address governance in a number of ways: how governments can develop and implement policy that improves the health of all urban residents and reduces urban inequities; how non-health sectors that determine urban social environments might come together to impact and improve health; and how government, civil society and business can combine to conduct health impact assessments and promote health in all policies.
The conference invites presentations of original studies, analyses, evaluations and best practices in a multitude of sectors: health services, violence and security, transportation and injuries, housing and infrastructure, urban planning, neighborhoods and the urban environment, reproductive and maternal child health, the social determinants of health, substance use and homeless populations, and still others.
By holding this conference in New York, NY, one of the leading cities in the world, we intend to foster international research and policy exchanges to collectively improve the understanding of the common health and social risks faced by urban residents and communities and to influence the development of effective public health interventions across the globe. Perspectives and lessons from different countries can be valuable to share, and New York City’s experience shows that North-South exchanges can lead to effective, inclusive, and comprehensive policies to improve urban health.
Learn more and submit your proposals here. Scholarships are also available.
For moreinformation about ICUH 2010, visit http://www.icuh2010.org/
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