news archive

2013

PROF. JASON CORBURN - URBAN HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES 

Professor Jason Corburn has published an article in the UK Guardian on 18 March 2013, discussing the links between a health in all policies strategy, urban equity and a new science of the city.  ​

PROF. RACHEL MORELLO-FROSCH STUDY ON LOW BIRTH WEIGHT

Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch and colleagues released a study on 6 February 2013, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, finding that mothers who breathe particulate pollution are significantly likelier to give birth to underweight children than mothers living in less polluted areas. The study showed robust findings in cities around the world and is one of the largest research projects ever examining the links between in-utero exposure to pollution and birth weight. ​

2012

slum health in india

Dr. Sidharth Agarwal, of the Urban Health Resource Centre in Delhi, India, October 2012.

CUMULATIVE VULNERABILITY

Professor Rachel Morello-Frosch discussing her work on cumulative vulnerability assessments and bio-markers for neighborhood stress.

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event archive

2017

Spring 2017 Seminar |  Cities for Life: Lessons from Medellín

This seminar will focus on the context and history of Medellín’s transformation, as well as explore the ways in which Medellín can be an example of equity based urban governance and healthy city planning. The seminar will examine the concept of a City for Life, encouraging students to focus on a specific topic of their interest and provide the opportunity to lead a class discussion. 

Guest practitioners will add to the discussion of Medellín in the context of global urbanization and transformative planning practices. Aníbal Gaviria, mayor of Medellín from 2012-2015 and governor of Antioquia, Colombia from 2004-2007, will share his perspectives in conversation with Professor Jason Corburn and engage with seminar participants to expand upon the concept of a City for Life. 

The seminar has limited space, to participate please register at: http://tinyurl.com/medellinseminar

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2016

International conference on urban health pre-conference workshop

The 21st century challenges of urban health range from addressing the health impacts of inequitable burdens of neighborhood-based stressors, climate change and displacement of racial, ethnic and other socially and economically marginalized groups.  How might urban health research and pedagogy best respond to these complex challenges?  What skills, knowledge and professional preparation do practitioners need to be effective in settings ranging from older cities in North America and Europe to rapidly urbanizing areas in Latin America, Africa and Asia? How are universities preparing the next generation of urban health professions to meet the 21st century challenges of health and equitable cities?

In this pre-conference workshop, academics, practitioners and activists will come together to discuss innovative strategies to link urban health equity research, action and training.  Examples of university-based healthy city training from North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa will be featured.  Facilitated workshop dialogues will focus on training by/for global south practitioners, south-south collaborations and south-north academic and professional exchanges. 

2014

THE ROLE OF ACADEMIA IN ACTION-RESEARCH FOR URBAN HEALTH EQUITY

Our students and faculty are presenting and at attending this important international conference in Manchester, UK.  More specifically, Professor Jason Corburn, Director of the Center for Global Healthy Cities, will be co-chairing and keynoting the section on Urban Planning and Architecture and Health.  The conference theme is Partnerships for Global Urban Health, an idea central to the mission of the Center for Global Healthy Cities. ​

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