A more integrated, holistic approach to urban health offers significant opportunities to improve health and health equity while simultaneously benefiting other pressing goals of sustainable development. WHO has been developing a
Strategic Guide for Urban Health to support such an approach, comprising a global report and three strands of supporting materials: a series of policy briefs on cross-cutting issues, case studies to illustrate relevant current practices, and issue papers to explore the value of urban health and its relationship to other issues.
The
Strategic Guide provides an outline for developing an effective urban health strategy, but to achieve full impact, this guidance will need to be translated into local (national or city-level) context via a well-defined implementation process.
This workshop will explore the necessary elements of such a process, inviting a wide range of participants to provide insights into resource requirements, staging, stakeholders, and actions, among other issues. Insights will be documented and will contribute to the ongoing implementation of the Strategic Guide.
Objectives: - Explore the necessary components for translating the Strategic Guide for Urban Health into local contexts.
- Identify and involve key stakeholders essential for successful implementation.
- Develop actionable steps for local implementation of urban health strategies.
- Collect and document insights from participants to enhance the ongoing implementation of the Strategic Guide.
