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Urbanisation & Health selected as 2010 World Health Day theme

Urbanisation & Health selected as 2010 World Health Day theme


The UN's World Health Organistion has announced that World Health Day 2010 will have the theme "Urbanisation and Health". The International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress 2010 has requested registration as an official "1000 Cities 1000 Lives" event.

The 1000 cities 1000 lives campaign encourages cities and individuals to work across multiple agencies with a wide range of partners to have the most lasting impact on health - a fitting match to ...

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Priority list for improved health outcomes

Priority list for improved health outcomes

A new paper "Nature, Childhood, Health and Life Pathways" has suggested that active living policies need to be integrated into all aspects of public policy and has recommended a ten point priority list for improved health outcomes , many related to interaction with nature.

One of the paper's author's, Professor Jules Petty of the interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Society - University of Essex, will be presenting at the Congress.

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