Our cities, our health, our future
Subtitle: acting on social determinants for health equity in urban settings : report to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health from the Knowledge Network on Urban Settings
By: Hub: WHO Kobe Centre, Kobe, Japan ; chair and lead writer, Tord Kjellstrom ; drafting team, Sharon Friel [and others] ; contributing writers, Françoise Barten [and others]
Contributors: Mercado, Susan; Barten, Françoise; WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health; Knowledge Network on Urban Settings; World Health Organization. Centre for Health Development
Publisher: WHO Kobe Centre
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Kobe, Japan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Urban health; Medically underserved areas; Slums; Health aspects; Social indicators; Evaluation; Public health; Social aspects; Social medicine; Equality; Medical policy; Healthcare Disparities; Organization & administration; Urban Health; Health Policy
Notes: Cover title.

"This work was made possible through funding provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Institutions where the writers were employed."

"July 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-179).

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Acnowledgements; title: Acronyms; title: Foreword; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Urbanization and the urban setting as health determinants; title: 3. The urban health situation; title: 4. Key issues and challenges in achieving health equity; title: 5. A broad spectrum of interventions; title: 6. Approaches and policies to make interventions happen; title: 7. Conclusions and recommendations; title: Endnotes; title: Bibliography; title: List of tables; title: Endnotes; title: List of figures; title: List of boxes; title: Appendices.