Health-Focused Public–Private Partnerships in the Urban Context Proceedings of a Workshop (2020) / Chapter Skim
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ," said Jo Ivey Boufford, clinical professor of global public health at the New York University School of Global Public Health and co-chair of both the Forum on Public–Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety and the planning committee for this workshop, in her introductory remarks to the Health-Focused Public–Private Partnerships in the Urban Context workshop sponsored by the forum at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies)
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In addition, consortia of cities have actively joined climate change discussions and agefriendly and healthy cities networks throughout the world. Working in the context of the broader urban environment represents a paradigm shift for the health sector, which, traditionally, has focused on the personal health care delivery system and has examined issues such as developing the health care workforce, providing essential medicines, and strengthening local health systems.
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Presentations and discussions identified the role of cities in planetary health; the determinants of health and the health inequities found in urban environments; the transitions in global health that focus on the urban context; the evidence and challenges of urban health initiatives; the effects of urbanization and urban planning on health; the effects of food, agriculture, and transportation systems on urban population health; and the roles of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in improving urban health.
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Workshop presentations and discussion topics will include approaches to and examples of multi-sectoral engagement at the city level for health promotion with an examination of governance structures, public- and private-sector participation and contributions, inclusion of stakeholders outside of the health care sector, and evaluation and assessment. Addi tional workshop presentations and discussion topics may include • Impacts of urban health threats on the health and safety of em loyee p populations and examples of how the private sector mitigates them; • Opportunities for addressing urban inequality through city-level public–private partnerships for health; and • Applications of digital and smart cities technology to address ur ban health and to promote multi-sectoral engagement.
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Chapter 7 addresses the topic of political leadership and governance for PPPs in urban health and recounts discussions among a final panel of policy makers and elected officials about the role PPPs can play in improving urban health. Conforming to the National Academies' policies, the workshop did not attempt to establish conclusions or to develop recommendations about needs and future directions.
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