ICUH 2024

Data

18/11/2024 - 21/11/2024

Lloc

Marrakesh, Morocco

Join us at the 20th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH), organized by the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), with ISGlobal as the academic partner. The conference, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 18-21, is the premier global gathering for interdisciplinary professionals, researchers, policymakers, and community advocates committed to improving urban health worldwide.

This year's theme, "A Healthier Horizon: Activating Urban Health Strategies for a Climate Resilient Tomorrow," could not be more critical for the future of urban health in Africa and across the world. Engage with world-leading experts as we explore innovative models of city policy, development and design that foster holistic health, wellbeing and equity for all.

At ICUH 2024, you will:

• Connect with a unique, global network of leaders striving to make cities healthier, more equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
• Uncover transformative, evidence-based solutions for pressing urban challenges, from mental health to climate change justice
• Learn how to bridge the gaps between research, policy, and practice, mobilizing resources to shape cities that support health and equity today and for future generations.

ISGlobal Sessions

November 18

9.00-17.00 h — Pre-Conference Intensive Course: Urban Health in Practice, Shaping the Changemakers of Tomorrow. Speaker: Carolyn Daher. + info

November 19

10.30-11.30 h — Urban Regeneration: Inclusive Participatory Approaches for Healthy Cities in the Face of Climate Change. Speaker: Carolyn Daher. + info

10:30-11:30 h — Breakout Session 1 - Oral Abstract Presentations (15' each presentation) + info

• Empowerment through measurement: an innovative citizen measurement protocol of NO2 in school environment. Speaker: Inés Valls
• From Classroom to Community: Citizen Science and Social Innovation in Investigating Tyre Wear Particles. Speaker: Celia Santos-Tapia
• Schoolchildren as citizen scientist: how to improve indoor air quality and health impacts in urban primary schools? Speaker: Mònica Ubalde
• Incorporating a health perspective into transformation of vulnerable neighborhoods: tools and pilot experiences in three municipalities. Speaker: Carlota Sáenz de Tejada + info 

12.00-13.00 h — From epidemiological evidence to policy action: the role of health impact assessment (HIA) in urban health initiatives. Speakers: Sasha Khomenko, Tamara Iungman, Natalie Mueller, Carolyn Daher + info

15.30-17.00 h — Workshop Urban planning and resilience: from evidence to action. Speakers: Carlota Sáenz de Tejada, Carolyn Daher + info

November 20

9.00-10.00 h — Healthy by Design: Creating Climate-Resilient Urban Environments. Speaker: Cathryn Tonne + info

10.30-11.30 h — Urban Health Citizen Laboratory at Mohammed IV University of Sciences and Health: Exploring Challenges and Future Opportunities. Speaker: Celia Santos-Tapia + info

15.30-17.00 h — Measuring Health Impacts in Public Space: Policies and Interventions. Speaker: Carolyn Daher, Celia Santos-Tapia, Mònica Ubalde + info

15.30-17.00 h — Atlanta to Beijing: Measuring the Effectiveness or Air Quality Actions in a Changing Urban Transportation Landscape. Speaker: Cathryn Tonne + info

16:00-16:30 h — Breakout Session 7 - Oral Abstract Presentations (15' each presentation) + info

• Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making: Health impact assessment of environmental stressors. Speaker: Georgia Dyer
• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in dense urban areas: key findings from households in Barcelona (Spain). Speaker: Carlota Sáenz de Tejada

17:45-18:00 h — Breakout Session 8 - Oral Abstract Presentations (15' each presentation) + info

• Urban neighborhood accessibility, mobility behaviors, environmental exposure levels and health impacts in 5 Spanish cities: results of the ECOMOV and UBDPolicy projects. Speaker: Natalie Mueller

November 21

10:30-11:15 h — Breakout Session 9 - Oral Abstract Presentations (15' each presentation) + info

• An Innovative Geospatial Monitoring and Health Impact Assessment Tool for Sustainable and Healthy City Planning. Speaker: Federica Montana
• Feasibility and Potential of Replacing Short Car Trips in European Countries: Insights from the CATALYSE Project. Speaker: Daniel Velázquez
• Health impact assessment of port-sourced air pollution in Barcelona. Speaker: Natalie Mueller

14:30-14:45 h — Breakout Session 11 - Oral Abstract Presentations (15' each presentation) + info

• Protocol To Support Co-Creation of Nature-Based Social Prescription Menus in Local Urban Contexts. Speaker: Laura Hidalgo

Posters 

• From urban health research to policy-making: insights from stakeholder consultations in four European cities. Author: Sasha Khomenko
• Health burden and inequities of urban environmental stressors in Sofia, Bulgaria. Author: Sasha Khomenko
• Co-benefits of nature-based solutions: a health impact assessment of the Barcelona Green Corridor (Eixos Verds) Plan. Author: Tamara Iungman
• Poster Presentations Healthy Urban Design Index (HUDI): How to promote health and environmental quality in European Cities. Author: Federica Montana