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Hidden cities : unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Health Organization. Centre for Health Development.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Health aspects.
- City planning.
- Urban health.
- Urbanization.
- City Planning.
- Urban Health--trends.
- Healthcare Disparities.
- Health Status Disparities.
- Urban Health.
- Medical Subjects:
- City Planning.
- Urban Health--trends.
- Healthcare Disparities.
- Health Status Disparities.
- Urbanization.
- Urban Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Kobe, Japan] : World Health Organization : UN-HABITAT, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Produced by the World Health Organization, The WHO Centre for Health Development, Kobe, and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2010.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Print version: World Health Organization. Centre for Health Development. Hidden cities.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-94460-6
- 9786612944604
- 92-4-068578-2
- OCLC:
- 696604862
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