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Healthier, safer urban centers

The Partnership for Healthy Cities is a global network of more than 70 cities committed to creating healthier, safer and more equitable urban centers by reducing the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. 

OUR WORK
Extreme heat is a public health emergency. Cities have solutions.

Learn how the Partnership is working with cities to tackle the rising threat of extreme heat.

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CITY STORIES
What data reveals about health and inequality

Integration of air quality and health data in Bogotá reveals the human, economic, and equity impacts of pollution and why acting on evidence can save lives.

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CITY STORIES
The Geography of Groceries

Read how Vancouver is tackling food access and equity.

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PRESS RELEASE
Baltimore Joins Partnership for Healthy Cities Network

The City of Baltimore is joining the network to strengthen overdose prevention efforts.

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A Global Network

Click through to learn more about the Partnership-supported intervention areas cities are working on.

80%

8 out of 10 deaths worldwide are caused by NCDs and injuries.

320M

Approximately 320 million urban residents reside in the Partnership's 74 cities.

Policy Accelerator

A program transforming local policy ideas into action.

Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities, local leaders around the world have enacted key policies that are improving health and saving lives. These cities and their mayors are committed to implementing programs and policies that improve the health and safety of millions of people.
— Michael R. Bloomberg