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The Partnership for Healthy Cities presents news, stories, case studies and accomplishments from cities in its global network, whose leaders have taken on the role of urban health champions.
Schools play an essential role in creating an enabling environment for good nutrition. The city of Córdoba, Argentina is leading the way.
Manila Bulletin: "The Quezon City government launched on Monday, Oct. 6, a new initiative to strengthen and advance its road safety programs."
Health Policy Watch: Health Policy Watch published a joint op-ed about the noncommunicable disease crisis that was co-authored by Ariella Rojhani, Director of the Partnership for Healthy Cities at Vital Strategies, and Dr Etienne Krug, Director of the Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention at the World Health Organization
El Informante: Mayor Carolina Mejía together with the city government and the Partnership for Healthy Cities, promoted the city’s new “#NiUnChinMasRapido” (“not a bit faster”) road safety campaign.
La Voz: A year after the municipal Healthy Cantinas program in Córdoba, schools are moving towards canteens free of ultra-processed foods.
El País: Cali announced the return of its “bicycle doctors” initiative, originally launched with Partnership-support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How the Brazilian city is countering deceptive industry tactics, with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities
Barcelona, Spain is changing the way that injuries such as road traffic crashes or falls are measured.
The Partnership for Healthy Cities network, representing 74 cities, calls on the global community to recognize the crucial role of cities in improving public health, in advance of the Fourth UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs.
Global Health Now: Global Health Now published a joint op-ed about urban e-cigarette strategies that was co-authored by Michelle Morse, New York City Acting Health Commissioner, and David Soranz, Secretary of Health for Rio de Janeiro.