An essential collection that advances our understanding of how cities influence our health Urban Health connects urban exposures -- the experiences, choices, and behaviors shaped by living in a city -- to their impact on population health. By using the ubiquitous urban experience as a lens to study these exposures across borders and demographics, this book offers a new, scalable framework for understanding health and disease. Its applications to public health, epidemiology, and social science are virtually unlimited. More than half the world's population lives in cities, a figure that will grow to two-thirds by 2030. As global populations rapidly consolidate around urban centers, the scientific understanding of what this means for human health gains new and greater urgency. Urban Helath connects urban exposures - the experiences, choices, and behaviors shaped by living in a city - to their impact on population health. By using the ubiquitous aspects of the urban experience as a lens to study these exposures across borders and demographics, Urban Health offers a new, scalable framework for understanding health and disease in cities. Its applications to public health, epidemiology, and social science are virtually unlimited. -- From back cover.

Acknowledgments --Contributors -- Section I: Present and Future of Cities / Sandro Galea, Catherine K. Ettman, and David Vlahov -- Why cities and health? Cities as determinants of health / Catherine K. Ettman, David Vlahov, and Sandro Galea -- Section II: Health challenges and opportunities in cities -- Economic conditions / Atheendar S. Venkataramani -- Reducing poverty, improving health / Sanjay Basu -- Housing / Roshanak Mehipanah, Alexa K. Eisenberg, and Amy J. Schulz -- Transport and Health / Mark Neuiwenhuijsen and Haneen Khreis -- Aging Populations / Kathleen A. Cagney -- Children and adolescents in cities / Shakira P. Sugila -- Inequities in cities and in urban health -- Migration / Sabrina Hermosilla, Tahilia J. Rebello -- Education / Jennifer Karas Montez, Amy Ellen Schwartz -- Healthy places to play, learn, and develop / Renée Boynton-Jarrett -- Pollution / Jonathan M. Samet. Climate change and the health of urban populations / Patrick L. Kinney -- Crime and criminal justice in cities / Monica L. Wang and Marisa Otis -- Improving access to healthy food in cities / Monica L. Wang and Marisa Otis -- Disasters / James M. Schultz -- Section III: Methods and approaches to unserstanding health in cities -- Urban public health: a historical perspective / Ricahrd Rodger -- Systems science approach to urban health / Danielle C. Ompad and Yesim Tozan -- Sociology / Lee Jin, Chenyu Ye, Yesim tozan -- Urban planning: leveraging the urban planning system to shape healthy cities / Helen Pineo, Nici Zimmerman, and Mike Davies -- Health services research: studying healthcare services in the city / Michael K. Gusmano -- Environmental health impact assessment; / Carlos Dora -- Multilevel Perspectives on Urban Health / Dustin T. Duncan, Yazan A. Al-A-Ajlounii, Ilgaz Hisirci, and Bastile Chaix. Cells-​to-​society approaches / Guia Guffanti -- Social Networks / Abby E. Rudolph -- Urban Design / Oliver Gruebner and Layla McCay -- Urban land use and health / Rohan Simkin and Karen C. Seto -- Community-​based participatory research: an approach to research in the urban context / Barbara A. Israel and [6 others] -- Section IV: Case Studies in Urban Health -- The Healthy Cities Movement / Agis D. Tsouros -- Partnership for Healthy Cities: Activating Urban Governments as Engines of Public Health Practice / Ariella Rojhani and [5 others] -- Cityhealth: policies for today's urban health challenges / Brian C. Castrucci and [5 others] -- New York City: The Fit City Example / Karen Lee -- Boston: a case study / Russ Lopez -- Richmond, California: Health equity in all urban policies / Jason Corburn and Joseph S. Griffin. Case Studies in urban health: Nairobi, Kenya / Alex ezeh and Blessing Mberu -- Observatory for urban health in Belo Horizonte city: an innovative and cross-sectoral collaboration in urban health / Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa and Amelia Augusta De Lima Firche -- Rapid urbanization in China / Brian J. Hall, Teng Ieng Leong, and Wen Chen -- egional planning for health / David Siscovick, Mandu Sen, and Chris Jones -- Going biophilic buildings / Jie Yin and John D. Spengler -- Section V Future of cities, the future of health -- City health departments: leading urban public health practice / Daniel Kass, Thomas Matts, and Adam Karpati -- City leadership for health, equity, and sustainable development / Agis D. Tsouros -- Teaching urban health / Nicholas Freudenberg -- Urban health: looking to the future / David Vlahov, Catherine K. Ettman, and Sandro Galea.