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Urban Environments, Health, and Environmental Sustainability: Findings From the SALURBAL Study
Journal of urban health, v 101, pp 1087-1103
25 Nov 2024
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Abstract
Despite the relevance of cities and city policies for health, there has been limited examination of large numbers of cities aimed at characterizing urban health determinants and identifying effective policies. The relatively few comparative studies that exist include few cities in lower and middle income countries. The Salud Urbana en America Latina study (SALURBAL) was launched in 2017 to address this gap. The study has four aims: (1) to investigate social and physical environment factors associated with health differences across and within cities; (2) to document the health impact of urban policies and interventions; (3) to use systems approaches to better understand dynamics and identify opportunities for intervention and (4) to create a new dialogue about the drivers of health in cities and their policy implications and support action. Beyond these aims SALURBAL, has an overarching goal of supporting collaborative policy relevant research and capacity -building that engages individuals and institutions from across Latin America. In this review we provide an update on the SALURBAL data resource and collaborative approach and summarize key findings from the first aim of the study. We also describe key elements of our approach, challenges we have faced and how we have overcome them, and identify key opportunities to support policy relevant evidence generation in urban health for the future.
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- Title
- Urban Environments, Health, and Environmental Sustainability: Findings From the SALURBAL Study
- Creators
- SALURBAL StudyAna V. Diez Roux (Corresponding Author) - Drexel University, Urban Health CollaborativeMarcio Alazraqui - Universidad Nacional de LanúsTania Alfaro - University of ChileTonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez - Instituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaWaleska T. Caiaffa - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisM. Fernanda Kroker-Lobos - Institute of Nutrition of Central America and PanamaJ. Jaime Miranda - The George Institute for Global HealthDaniel Rodriguez - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillOlga Lucia Sarmiento - Universidad de Los AndesAlejandra Vives - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 101, pp 1087-1103
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- Wellcome Trust: 205177/Z/16/Z
The Salud Urbana en America Latina (SALURBAL)/ Urban Health in Latin America project is funded by the Wellcome Trust [205177/Z/16/Z]. For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a CC-BY public copyright license to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001362490800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85210143405
- Other Identifier
- 991021965115404721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health