Public health data should be as available as the weather forecast www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/p... via @statnews.com
#CDC #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #ChronicDisease #immunology #vaccines #RuralHealth #UrbanHealth #GlobalHealth
#CDC #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #ChronicDisease #immunology #vaccines #RuralHealth #UrbanHealth #GlobalHealth
Public health data should be as available as the weather forecast
“Public health data should be just as available and intuitive as a weather app,” Deborah Birx writes.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Public health data should be as available as the weather forecast www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/p... via @statnews.com
#CDC #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #ChronicDisease #immunology #vaccines #RuralHealth #UrbanHealth #GlobalHealth
#CDC #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #ChronicDisease #immunology #vaccines #RuralHealth #UrbanHealth #GlobalHealth
🌳 It’s not just about having trees – it’s how they’re arranged.
A study of 6 million Swiss adults found that people living near connected tree cover had lower death rates than those near scattered, fragmented trees.
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#SciComm #UrbanHealth 🧪
A study of 6 million Swiss adults found that people living near connected tree cover had lower death rates than those near scattered, fragmented trees.
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#SciComm #UrbanHealth 🧪
Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: a longitudinal study
Aggregated, connected, and less fragmented forested greenspaces might offer stronger
health benefits than isolated, fragmented ones, but are difficult to implement in
cities. Our study provided valuab...
www.thelancet.com
March 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🌳 It’s not just about having trees – it’s how they’re arranged.
A study of 6 million Swiss adults found that people living near connected tree cover had lower death rates than those near scattered, fragmented trees.
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#SciComm #UrbanHealth 🧪
A study of 6 million Swiss adults found that people living near connected tree cover had lower death rates than those near scattered, fragmented trees.
🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#SciComm #UrbanHealth 🧪
Meet our partner Lodz! 📍
As an #ATMOPOLIS pilot city, it helps us study how air & noise pollution interact in mid-sized cities and how to shape local solutions.
#UrbanHealth
As an #ATMOPOLIS pilot city, it helps us study how air & noise pollution interact in mid-sized cities and how to shape local solutions.
#UrbanHealth
July 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Meet our partner Lodz! 📍
As an #ATMOPOLIS pilot city, it helps us study how air & noise pollution interact in mid-sized cities and how to shape local solutions.
#UrbanHealth
As an #ATMOPOLIS pilot city, it helps us study how air & noise pollution interact in mid-sized cities and how to shape local solutions.
#UrbanHealth
Join us in New Zealand this November!
With @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @guillbernal.bsky.social @cityshaper.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
#PlacemakingAotearoa #PlacemakingNZ #Placemaking #UrbanHealth #HealthyPlaces
With @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @guillbernal.bsky.social @cityshaper.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
#PlacemakingAotearoa #PlacemakingNZ #Placemaking #UrbanHealth #HealthyPlaces
#ICUH25 presents its third plenary on "Place Matters"!
We're lucky to welcome @ethankent.bsky.social ED @placemakingx.bsky.social — whose decades of #placemaking work continue to shape #communities around the world
Eager to learn from Ethan? Join us in Wellington this fall!
Tickets: icuh2025.org
We're lucky to welcome @ethankent.bsky.social ED @placemakingx.bsky.social — whose decades of #placemaking work continue to shape #communities around the world
Eager to learn from Ethan? Join us in Wellington this fall!
Tickets: icuh2025.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us in New Zealand this November!
With @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @guillbernal.bsky.social @cityshaper.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
#PlacemakingAotearoa #PlacemakingNZ #Placemaking #UrbanHealth #HealthyPlaces
With @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @guillbernal.bsky.social @cityshaper.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
#PlacemakingAotearoa #PlacemakingNZ #Placemaking #UrbanHealth #HealthyPlaces
The @is4urbanhealth.bsky.social Conference masterfully brought together #placemaking & #UrbanHealth leaders from around the world, and then connected us with the deep indigenous Māori wisdom of how place and health need to support each other.
#PlacemakingAotearoa #IndigenousPlacemaking #ICUH25
#PlacemakingAotearoa #IndigenousPlacemaking #ICUH25
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The @is4urbanhealth.bsky.social Conference masterfully brought together #placemaking & #UrbanHealth leaders from around the world, and then connected us with the deep indigenous Māori wisdom of how place and health need to support each other.
#PlacemakingAotearoa #IndigenousPlacemaking #ICUH25
#PlacemakingAotearoa #IndigenousPlacemaking #ICUH25
Highlights from a week with inspiring people at the International #UrbanHealth Summit led by International Urban Health Project and
International Society for Urban Health in Hanover, Germany.
With @penalosag.bsky.social @880cities.bsky.social @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social
@placemakingx.bsky.social
International Society for Urban Health in Hanover, Germany.
With @penalosag.bsky.social @880cities.bsky.social @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social
@placemakingx.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Highlights from a week with inspiring people at the International #UrbanHealth Summit led by International Urban Health Project and
International Society for Urban Health in Hanover, Germany.
With @penalosag.bsky.social @880cities.bsky.social @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social
@placemakingx.bsky.social
International Society for Urban Health in Hanover, Germany.
With @penalosag.bsky.social @880cities.bsky.social @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social
@placemakingx.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Barcelona’s Green Corridors Plan shows how greening cities can reduce premature deaths, urban heat, and thermal stress. It could reduce mortality by 13 deaths per 100,000 people per year.
🟠 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025000649?via%3Dihub
#UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces
🟠 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025000649?via%3Dihub
#UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces
February 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Barcelona’s Green Corridors Plan shows how greening cities can reduce premature deaths, urban heat, and thermal stress. It could reduce mortality by 13 deaths per 100,000 people per year.
🟠 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025000649?via%3Dihub
#UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces
🟠 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025000649?via%3Dihub
#UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces
Moving in to Bluesky! Myself and the journal @citiesxhealth.bsky.social with Editor-In-Chief @marcusxgrant.bsky.social and Social Media Editor @yilun595.bsky.social
Latest journal articles at www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
#UrbanHealth #HealthyCities #PublicHealth #BuiltEnvironment
Latest journal articles at www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
#UrbanHealth #HealthyCities #PublicHealth #BuiltEnvironment
Latest articles from Cities & Health
Browse the latest articles and research from Cities & Health
www.tandfonline.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Moving in to Bluesky! Myself and the journal @citiesxhealth.bsky.social with Editor-In-Chief @marcusxgrant.bsky.social and Social Media Editor @yilun595.bsky.social
Latest journal articles at www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
#UrbanHealth #HealthyCities #PublicHealth #BuiltEnvironment
Latest journal articles at www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
#UrbanHealth #HealthyCities #PublicHealth #BuiltEnvironment
🌿 #GreenBalance 2025 (Cologne/Bonn)
Urban green spaces matter — but they also carry risks.
🦟 Tiger mosquitoes detected
🕷️ 31% of ticks carry Borrelia
🚶♀️ Measurable health effects found
More: lnkd.in/d7GMrM8f
#UrbanHealth #OneHealth #PlantSky #GreenSky #Gardening
Urban green spaces matter — but they also carry risks.
🦟 Tiger mosquitoes detected
🕷️ 31% of ticks carry Borrelia
🚶♀️ Measurable health effects found
More: lnkd.in/d7GMrM8f
#UrbanHealth #OneHealth #PlantSky #GreenSky #Gardening
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌿 #GreenBalance 2025 (Cologne/Bonn)
Urban green spaces matter — but they also carry risks.
🦟 Tiger mosquitoes detected
🕷️ 31% of ticks carry Borrelia
🚶♀️ Measurable health effects found
More: lnkd.in/d7GMrM8f
#UrbanHealth #OneHealth #PlantSky #GreenSky #Gardening
Urban green spaces matter — but they also carry risks.
🦟 Tiger mosquitoes detected
🕷️ 31% of ticks carry Borrelia
🚶♀️ Measurable health effects found
More: lnkd.in/d7GMrM8f
#UrbanHealth #OneHealth #PlantSky #GreenSky #Gardening
New resources available on #ISGlobal's website!
Check out our compilation of open-access courses, visuals, science projects, research tools, and case studies on #UrbanHealth.
🟠 https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/resources-urban-planning-environment-health
#HealthyCities #Environment
Check out our compilation of open-access courses, visuals, science projects, research tools, and case studies on #UrbanHealth.
🟠 https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/resources-urban-planning-environment-health
#HealthyCities #Environment
February 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New resources available on #ISGlobal's website!
Check out our compilation of open-access courses, visuals, science projects, research tools, and case studies on #UrbanHealth.
🟠 https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/resources-urban-planning-environment-health
#HealthyCities #Environment
Check out our compilation of open-access courses, visuals, science projects, research tools, and case studies on #UrbanHealth.
🟠 https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/resources-urban-planning-environment-health
#HealthyCities #Environment
At #ICUH25 our ISUH-led I-HIP Co. project was featured in a series of special sessions & workshops across the conference program:
Participants from Jakarta, Karachi, Athens & more discussed #community-led approaches to healthy #housing & highlighted the need to break the silos
#UrbanHealth
Participants from Jakarta, Karachi, Athens & more discussed #community-led approaches to healthy #housing & highlighted the need to break the silos
#UrbanHealth
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
At #ICUH25 our ISUH-led I-HIP Co. project was featured in a series of special sessions & workshops across the conference program:
Participants from Jakarta, Karachi, Athens & more discussed #community-led approaches to healthy #housing & highlighted the need to break the silos
#UrbanHealth
Participants from Jakarta, Karachi, Athens & more discussed #community-led approaches to healthy #housing & highlighted the need to break the silos
#UrbanHealth
THIS!!—>Health outcomes of ethnic minorities living in cities explored in report #CMOAnnualReport #UrbanHealth #PublicHealth
- goo.gl/alerts/iqPKDr
- goo.gl/alerts/iqPKDr
Health outcomes of ethnic minorities living in cities explored in report
This year’s Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) report focuses on health in cities, with Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Kevin Fenton CBE leading…
goo.gl
December 16, 2024 at 7:41 AM
THIS!!—>Health outcomes of ethnic minorities living in cities explored in report #CMOAnnualReport #UrbanHealth #PublicHealth
- goo.gl/alerts/iqPKDr
- goo.gl/alerts/iqPKDr
Sadly not surprising, but all the more reason to connect health & climate action eg via #wellbeingeconomy, #beyondgrowth concepts, and linked policies for #urbanhealth, #foodsystems, #onehealth, etc @eurohealthnet.bsky.social @nordichealth2030.bsky.social
People are facing record-breaking health threats due to climate inaction, including continued investment in fossil fuels and lagging funding for action to protect health, finds the latest @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report led by Dr Marina Romanello at IGH.
Health threats of climate change reach record-breaking levels
People around the world are facing record-breaking health threats because of climate inaction, including continued investment in fossil fuels and lagging funding for action to protect health, finds…
buff.ly
January 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sadly not surprising, but all the more reason to connect health & climate action eg via #wellbeingeconomy, #beyondgrowth concepts, and linked policies for #urbanhealth, #foodsystems, #onehealth, etc @eurohealthnet.bsky.social @nordichealth2030.bsky.social
Introducing the CityMove Junior Researcher Capsules! 🌟
We’re sharing a series of #CityMoveCapsules featuring our junior researchers and their work on how urban programs, spaces, and places can increase physical activity for everyone.
#CityMove #HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth
🧵
We’re sharing a series of #CityMoveCapsules featuring our junior researchers and their work on how urban programs, spaces, and places can increase physical activity for everyone.
#CityMove #HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth
🧵
May 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Introducing the CityMove Junior Researcher Capsules! 🌟
We’re sharing a series of #CityMoveCapsules featuring our junior researchers and their work on how urban programs, spaces, and places can increase physical activity for everyone.
#CityMove #HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth
🧵
We’re sharing a series of #CityMoveCapsules featuring our junior researchers and their work on how urban programs, spaces, and places can increase physical activity for everyone.
#CityMove #HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth
🧵
What a week in Toronto!
@placemakingx.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit brought together a dynamic global #community working toward healthier & more joyful #cities
Honored to be part of this important gathering and already looking forward to the next summit!
#UrbanHealth
@placemakingx.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit brought together a dynamic global #community working toward healthier & more joyful #cities
Honored to be part of this important gathering and already looking forward to the next summit!
#UrbanHealth
June 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
What a week in Toronto!
@placemakingx.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit brought together a dynamic global #community working toward healthier & more joyful #cities
Honored to be part of this important gathering and already looking forward to the next summit!
#UrbanHealth
@placemakingx.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit brought together a dynamic global #community working toward healthier & more joyful #cities
Honored to be part of this important gathering and already looking forward to the next summit!
#UrbanHealth
Shape the future of urban #AirQuality! Join our FREE ONLINE COURSE in Spanish to explore the new EU Air Quality Directive and effective pollution reduction strategies. A must for municipal professionals and anyone committed to healthier cities.
🟠 http://bit.ly/CursoCalidadAire
#UrbanHealth
🟠 http://bit.ly/CursoCalidadAire
#UrbanHealth
March 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Shape the future of urban #AirQuality! Join our FREE ONLINE COURSE in Spanish to explore the new EU Air Quality Directive and effective pollution reduction strategies. A must for municipal professionals and anyone committed to healthier cities.
🟠 http://bit.ly/CursoCalidadAire
#UrbanHealth
🟠 http://bit.ly/CursoCalidadAire
#UrbanHealth
🌟 Here’s our second Junior Researcher Capsule!
This #CityMoveCapsules series highlights the work of our junior researchers exploring how urban programs, spaces, and environments can support physical activity for everyone.
#HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth #HealthyCities
This #CityMoveCapsules series highlights the work of our junior researchers exploring how urban programs, spaces, and environments can support physical activity for everyone.
#HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth #HealthyCities
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌟 Here’s our second Junior Researcher Capsule!
This #CityMoveCapsules series highlights the work of our junior researchers exploring how urban programs, spaces, and environments can support physical activity for everyone.
#HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth #HealthyCities
This #CityMoveCapsules series highlights the work of our junior researchers exploring how urban programs, spaces, and environments can support physical activity for everyone.
#HorizonEU #EUFunded #ResearchImpactEU #UrbanHealth #HealthyCities
#CityKnowHows @miketrott.bsky.social et al.: There is a paucity of research on the effects of urban planning, particularly regarding things like active travel and green space accessibility. #UrbanHealth #Cities4Health
February 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#CityKnowHows @miketrott.bsky.social et al.: There is a paucity of research on the effects of urban planning, particularly regarding things like active travel and green space accessibility. #UrbanHealth #Cities4Health
The deadline is fast approaching for the #UrbanHealth Equity call for papers!
Visit our website for details: buff.ly/QM69ZnY
Visit our website for details: buff.ly/QM69ZnY
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The deadline is fast approaching for the #UrbanHealth Equity call for papers!
Visit our website for details: buff.ly/QM69ZnY
Visit our website for details: buff.ly/QM69ZnY
Plenary 2 on “Nourishing Landscapes” yesterday highlighted how #food is connection — across the #Pacific & beyond; the importance of reconnecting to the land + the role of intergenerational practices
Such important insights from local & global experts #ICUH25
#UrbanHealth
Such important insights from local & global experts #ICUH25
#UrbanHealth
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Plenary 2 on “Nourishing Landscapes” yesterday highlighted how #food is connection — across the #Pacific & beyond; the importance of reconnecting to the land + the role of intergenerational practices
Such important insights from local & global experts #ICUH25
#UrbanHealth
Such important insights from local & global experts #ICUH25
#UrbanHealth
Great story and statistics about the impact of urban design in one bridge 315 meters long in Copenhagen. Super statistics.
#urbanhealth #urbanwellbeing
www.instagram.com/reel/DPbZU2V...
#urbanhealth #urbanwellbeing
www.instagram.com/reel/DPbZU2V...
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Great story and statistics about the impact of urban design in one bridge 315 meters long in Copenhagen. Super statistics.
#urbanhealth #urbanwellbeing
www.instagram.com/reel/DPbZU2V...
#urbanhealth #urbanwellbeing
www.instagram.com/reel/DPbZU2V...
Greening cities saves lives and transforms urban health 🌳🌍✨ www.news-medical.net/news/2024120... #UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces #PublicHealth #Sustainability #UrbanGreening #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateAction #TreeCover #HealthyLiving #Mortality @naturecomms.bsky.social
Greening cities saves lives and transforms urban health
Increasing urban green spaces in Italy could prevent 28,433 deaths annually, highlighting their critical role in reducing mortality and improving public health.
www.news-medical.net
December 3, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Greening cities saves lives and transforms urban health 🌳🌍✨ www.news-medical.net/news/2024120... #UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces #PublicHealth #Sustainability #UrbanGreening #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateAction #TreeCover #HealthyLiving #Mortality @naturecomms.bsky.social
Researchers from the TRUUD project have their work featured in new #WHO case studies series on #UrbanHealth, launched today for #WorldCitiesDay.
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
October 31, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Researchers from the TRUUD project have their work featured in new #WHO case studies series on #UrbanHealth, launched today for #WorldCitiesDay.
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
Inc @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @geoffbates.bsky.social
🔗case study here: cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
📢 Welcome Podgorica!
As one of #ATMOPOLIS’ pilot cities, brings an important perspective on how to address air and noise pollution in smaller urban areas and across different socioeconomic contexts.
#Podgorica #UrbanHealth #ZeroPollution #AirPollution #NoisePollution
As one of #ATMOPOLIS’ pilot cities, brings an important perspective on how to address air and noise pollution in smaller urban areas and across different socioeconomic contexts.
#Podgorica #UrbanHealth #ZeroPollution #AirPollution #NoisePollution
September 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
📢 Welcome Podgorica!
As one of #ATMOPOLIS’ pilot cities, brings an important perspective on how to address air and noise pollution in smaller urban areas and across different socioeconomic contexts.
#Podgorica #UrbanHealth #ZeroPollution #AirPollution #NoisePollution
As one of #ATMOPOLIS’ pilot cities, brings an important perspective on how to address air and noise pollution in smaller urban areas and across different socioeconomic contexts.
#Podgorica #UrbanHealth #ZeroPollution #AirPollution #NoisePollution