7th International Conference on Urban Health

第七届国际城市健康会议

基本信息

批准号：
7612787
负责人：
DAVID VLAHOV
金额：
$ 0.76万
依托单位：
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-09-22 至 2009-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant) The Seventh International Conference on Urban Health will gather scientists, practitioners, policy makers and community organizations from different disciplines and countries to exchange progress on work in improving the health of urban populations and to foster cooperation among urban health stakeholders. The conference will take place in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Through environmental health sessions at the conference, it is proposed to showcase current research on how the built and social environment affects the health of urban populations. As such, approximately $8,000 of the total cost of the conference ($600,000) is requested to fund the following environmental health research components of the program: 1) Plenary speakers on urban environmental health research; 2) Concurrent sessions on environmental health research as applies to cities; 3) Poster sessions focused on urban environmental health research; and 4) Publication of a supplement of the Journal of Urban Health that will include featured articles and poster abstracts on environmental health research. By holding this conference in one of the leading cities in the world, it is intended to foster an international research group to collectively improve the understanding of the common health risks faced by urban residents and to influence the development of effective public health interventions across the globe. Perspectives and lessons from different countries can be valuable to share. Six prior conferences have been held that have been well attended, and to continue this series is anticipated. The track on environmental health has been present in earlier meetings and is a critical part of this effort. These tracks will help to foster interdisciplinary collaborations among researchers in each area who are interested in how urban environments play a role in physical and mental health, as well as how features of urban settings may lend themselves to interventions. Dissemination of information will come in the form of published abstracts and papers in the Journal of Urban Health; press conferences with radio, newspaper, and television; and press interviews with key speakers. Urbanization presents one of the major public health challenges for the 21st Century. In 2007, half of the world's population lives in urban environments and by 2030, two-thirds will be urban dwellers. The complexity of health challenges will require interdisciplinary perspectives from public health, urban design and policy to address problems of infectious and chronic diseases, and mental health and substance abuse problems. The International Conferences on Urban Health will provide a forum for scientists and public health practitioners to exchange information and forward the science needed to address urban health challenges. In particular, the environmental health impacts urbanization and urban areas affect a growing proportion of the world's population.

描述（由申请人提供）第七届国际城市健康会议将聚集来自不同学科和国家的科学家、从业者、政策制定者和社区组织，交流改善城市人口健康的工作进展，并促进城市健康利益相关者之间的合作。会议将在加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华举行。通过会议上的环境健康会议，建议展示有关建筑和社会环境如何影响城市人口健康的当前研究。因此，会议总费用（600,000 美元）中约 8,000 美元用于资助该计划的以下环境健康研究部分： 1) 关于城市环境健康研究的全体会议发言人； 2）适用于城市的环境健康研究同期会议； 3）以城市环境健康研究为重点的墙报展示； 4) 出版《城市健康杂志》增刊，其中包括有关环境健康研究的专题文章和海报摘要。通过在世界领先城市之一举行本次会议，旨在组建一个国际研究小组，共同提高对城市居民面临的常见健康风险的理解，并影响全球有效公共卫生干预措施的制定。不同国家的观点和经验教训非常值得分享。之前已举行过六次会议，出席人数众多，预计该系列会议将继续举办。环境健康议题已出现在之前的会议中，是这项工作的重要组成部分。这些轨道将有助于促进每个领域的研究人员之间的跨学科合作，这些研究人员对城市环境如何在身心健康中发挥作用以及城市环境的特征如何适合干预措施感兴趣。信息传播将以在《城市健康杂志》上发表摘要和论文的形式进行；广播、报纸和电视的新闻发布会；以及对主要发言人的新闻采访。城市化是 21 世纪主要的公共卫生挑战之一。 2007年，世界一半人口生活在城市环境中，到2030年，三分之二将成为城市居民。健康挑战的复杂性将需要公共卫生、城市设计和政策的跨学科视角来解决传染病和慢性病问题以及心理健康和药物滥用问题。国际城市健康会议将为科学家和公共卫生从业者提供一个论坛，以交流信息并推进应对城市健康挑战所需的科学知识。特别是，环境健康影响着城市化，城市地区影响着越来越多的世界人口。