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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972751703321

Titolo

Hidden cities : unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Kobe, Japan], : World Health Organization, : UN-HABITAT, c2010

ISBN

1-282-94460-6

9786612944604

92-4-068578-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Disciplina

362.1042

Soggetti

City planning - Health aspects

Urban health

City planning

Urbanization

City Planning

Urban Health - trends

Healthcare Disparities

Health Status Disparities

Urban Health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Produced by the World Health Organization, The WHO Centre for Health Development, Kobe, and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; FOREWORDS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1: THE RISE OF MODERN CITIES; CHAPTER 2: HEALTH IN AN URBAN CONTEXT; CHAPTER 3: URBAN HEALTH INEQUITY AND WHY IT MATTERS; CHAPTER 4: URBAN HEALTH INEQUITIES REVEALED; CHAPTER 5: ACHIEVING THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; CHAPTER 6: URBAN GOVERNANCE FOR REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES; CHAPTER 7: BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR ACTION; CHAPTER 8: TAKING ACTION; CONCLUSION: THE PRICE AND THE PROMISE OF OUR URBAN WORLD; ANNEXES; REFERENCES



Sommario/riassunto

The global report ""Hidden Cities: Unmasking and Overcoming Health Inequities in Urban Settings"" is one important component of the overall WHO strategy to strengthen the response of the local, national and global health communities to reduce health inequities in an increasingly urbanized world.The report exposes the extent to which the urban poor suffer disproportionately from a wide range of diseases and health problems, which can be traced back to inequalities in their social and living conditions. It also provides evidence-based information and tools to help municipal and health authoritie