health services

Our cities, our health, our future: Acting on social determinants for health equity in urban settings

Authors: 
Kjellstrom, T., and Knowledge Network on Urban Settings
Year: 
2008

: This report summarizes the social determinants of health in urban settings and provides guidance and examples of interventions that have been effective in achieving health equity. It is divided into 7 sections. Section 1 provides an introduction, and Section 2 discusses urbanization and the urban setting as health determinants. Section 3 describes the urban health situation, including disease burden, infectious diseases, injuries, violence, mental health, substance abuse, noncommunicable disease and nutritional disorders.

Towards action on social determinants for health equity in urban settings (the KNUS report)

Authors: 
T Kjellstrom, S Mercado
Year: 
2008

More than half of the global population now live in urban settings. Urbanization can and should be beneficial for health. In general, nations with high life expectancies and low infant mortality rates are those where city governments address the key social determinants of health.