Conference Themes
Inspired by the Key Domains for Achieving Healthy Urbanisation (WHO, 2011)
Conference Theme “Healthy Urbanisation - Healthy People”
The Conference will discuss and debate the local actions of cities, towns, communities and villages around the world that make a positive difference in the lives of people by improving the environment in urban and regional settings.
The key themes and issues that will be addressed at the Conference include: -
Empowerment of individuals and communities - Engagement of all sectors in decision-making
- Community empowerment, engagement and partnerships
- City Governance structures for health improvement
- Civic leadership and community health champions
- NGO roles and empowerment
- Collaborative health models - opportunities and challenges
- Politics in Cities
- Strengthening institutional arrangements
- Building capacity for action
- Improved evidence base
- Advancing local policy and action in cities
- Supporting city-to-city learning
- Social Policy and Planning for Health
- Community Planning models
Environmental health, elimination of extremepoverty, health security and emergency preparedness and response
- The economic drivers for environmental health development
- Food safety and security
- Community gardens
- Natural disasters and climate change
- Case studies on environmental health and cyclone,earthquake, flood, fire and natural disaster responses
- Aging populations
Energy-efficiency, pollution prevention and environmental sustainability
- Sustainability and the environment
- Green Heart Program – carbon neutral by 2026
- Heat islands
- Green buildings
- Energy-efficiency
- Energy conservation and new energy initiatives
- Pollution programs and clean air and water strategies
- Waste reduction and litter prevention
- E-waste Programs
Urban and Regional Planning
- Futuristic Cities
- Urban design for healthy opportunities
- Connecting people and places
- Building healthy communities and populations
- Investment in infrastructure: roadways and town planning
- Public transport
- Pathways, bicycle tracks, parks and walkways
- Coping with population growth - cities, towns and villages
- Biodiversity and ecosystem health
- Open space planning
- Urban forests
- Urban landscapes, public spaces, natural resource management
- Child friendly cities
- Master planned communities
- Indigenous community design
Equity Based Health Systems and Service Delivery
- Hospital services
- Community health centres
- Health data collation and integration for decision-making
- Health in all policies
- E-health and social media
- Geospatial technologies and health planning
Healthy Settings and Chronic & Communicable Diseases Management
- Active and healthy cities and communities
- Healthy islands, precinct, schools, market places and workplaces
- Lifestyle Improvement Programs - tobacco, diabetes
- Vector borne diseases
- Community environmental education and healthpromotion - individual responsibilities
Arts and Culture for Health
- Arts and Culture for indigenous health outcomes
- Creative Ageing
- Culture and Community Health and Health Promotion
