[http://www.nyam.org/isuh/images/15_ICUH-Header_9-11.jpg]<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=Pj-8JKZ32vFwUeIt9kHLkw> 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 <http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=subR827KSr5QOOzc7yTgxQ> 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<http://support.nyam.org/site/R?i=RM_WU4ilHlRnsv7S_r-jwg> [http://www.nyam.org/isuh/images/15_ICUH-Footer_logo_9-11.jpg]