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WHY URBAN HEALTH MATTERS

World Health Day 2010 Urban Health Matters. WHY URBAN HEALTH MATTERS. Virtually all population growth will be in urban areas over the next 30 years. Global poverty is concentrating in cities. Urbanization can have positive and negative impacts on health.

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WHY URBAN HEALTH MATTERS

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  1. World Health Day 2010 Urban Health Matters WHY URBAN HEALTH MATTERS

  2. Virtually all population growthwill be in urban areas over thenext 30 years. Global poverty is concentrating incities. Urbanization can have positiveand negative impacts on health. Action is needed now to ensurecities are safe and healthy. Urbanization and health

  3. 1 billion people will wake up in an urban slum. 60% of UB population live in periurban slums 170 million urban residents will not have access to a latrine. 60% of UB ger population have unhygienic latrine Nearly 1.2 million people will die from urban air pollution. This year ...

  4. Slums are often in regions with fewer resources • Urban Slum Incidence, 2001

  5. Urban settings and health Cities confronted by a triple threat: • infectious diseases exacerbated by poor living conditions; • noncommunicable diseases and conditions fueled by tobacco use, • unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and harmful use of alcohol; andinjuries, road accidents, violence and crime.

  6. Inadequate, overcrowded or deterioratinghousing increases the health risks fromenvironmental hazards, violence and crime,and is associated with injuries, respiratory problems, infectious diseases, and mental health problems. Housing and living conditions

  7. Insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables by urbanresidents reported by half of the world's countries(World Health Survey, 2003). Urban poor in the developed and developing worldoften rely on street food, fast food, processed andcheap food. This contributes to vitamin/mineral deficiencies,obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems, anddental problems. Impacts of access on urban diet

  8. Cities contribute to more than 60%of greenhouse gas emissions. Cities account for 75% of energyconsumption and similar portion ofall wastes. City dwellers are especiallyvulnerable to consequences ofclimate change – heat waves,increasing levels of air pollution,rising sea levels in coastal areas. Climate change

  9. World Health Day 2010 – calls to action

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