The Evolution, Impact and Significance of the Health Cities/Healthy Communities Movement

Abstract

The Healthy Cities movement, or Healthy Communities as it is known in some parts of the world, has grown rapidly since it was launched in 1986. In addition to the 35 cities formally associated with the WHO Europe project, there are now 18 national networks and hundreds of towns and cities actively involved in Europe, North America, and, increasingly, the developing world. This article reviews the concept, its evolution and current practice, considers some of the problems in applying the concept, and speculates on its potential future development.

Assessment of Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues among Mizan Secondary and Preparatory School Students with Parents, Mizan Town, Ethiopia, 2016

“…Youth in this region engaged in premarital sexual intercourse with consequences like unwanted pregnancy [15]. In Ethiopia (60%) of adolescent pregnancies are unwanted resulting from unprotected sexual intercourse [16]. Feeling of discomfort experienced by parents and their adolescents in talking about adolescents RH issue can prevent effective RH communication from occurring [9].…”

Avaliação em promoção da saúde: foco no "município saudável"

“…* A primeira definição de Cidades Saudáveis foi elaborada por Hancock 23 e Duhl, 10 em 1986. Os autores ressaltam a importância histórica do processo de tomada de decisão dos governos locais no estabelecimento de condições para a saúde, para interferir nos determinantes sociais, econômicos e ambientais, por meio de estratégias como planejamento urbano, "empowerment"** comunitário e participação da população.…”

Community Grants as an Instrument of Planning Practice

“…The social determinants of health, and social sustainability, are concepts around which urban planning and health promotion overlap [11][12]. That local governments have a crucial role in creating conditions for health is an original premise of the healthy cities/communities movement pursued in Europe, North America, Australia and elsewhere [13][14][15][16][17][18].…”