Thursday, September 24, 2015

8:30 am – 1:30 pm

The New York Academy of Medicine • 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York NY

$20, registration required at www.nyam.org/events

Objectives

This meeting brings together stakeholders from the many disciplines and sectors affecting urban health to exchange knowledge, policies and practices that promote the health of individuals in urban areas. Participants will consider the opportunities and challenges of the urban environment on health issues across the Sustainable Development Goals. The objectives of the meeting are to:

• Improve the shared knowledge among urbanists and health related professionals on the factors important in sustainable and healthy urbanization

• Advance coordination and cooperation within and between different sectors to advance urban health

• Advocate for effective governance at national and local government levels to support coordination across multiple sectors to achieve healthy and sustainable urban communities

Featured Speakers

Poonam Singh, Regional Director of World Health Organization South East Asia Region

Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Minister, Ministry of Local Government Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Jeffrey L. Sturchio, President and CEO, Rabin Martin  

Johanna Ralston, President, World Heart Federation

Eugenie Birch, Lawrence C. Nussdorf Chair of Urban Research and Education, Penn Institute, and Chair, World Urban Campaign of UN HABITAT

Elliott D. Sclar, Professor of Urban Planning, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and Director, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University

Natalia Linos, Science Advisor to the Commissioner at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Joshua Glasser, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of International Health & Biodefense, US Department of State

Ramón Cruz, International Policy Program Manager, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

Andrea Fox, Director, Center for Sustainable Communities, International City/County Management Association (ICMA)

Schedule

8:30am-9:00am: Welcome and Keynote - Dr. Poonam Singh, Regional Director, WHO South East Asia Region

9:00am-10:00am: The Importance of Urban Health in Sustainable Development

10:00am-11:00am: Ensuring Urban Environments that Promote Health and Well-Being for All at All Ages

11:00am-11:30am: Break

11:30am-12:30pm: Governance for Urban Health

12:30pm-1:30pm: Closing: Next Steps

$20, registration required at www.nyam.org/events