13th International Conference on Urban Health Programme

2016,

1st - 4th April

13th International Conference on Urban Health

Conference Programme

Friday, 1st April
Friday 07:30 - 17:00	REGISTRATION DESK HOURS Venue TBA
Friday 08:00 - 09:40	SPH-UH-01A Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Mei-Po Kwan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Continuous Mobility Patterns and Exposure to a National Kernel Density Surface of Retail Products » Thomas Kirchner (New York University), Hong Gao (New York University), Andrew Anesetti-rothermel (Truth Initiative), Morgane Bennett (Truth Initiative), Heather Carlos (Dartmouth University), Brian House (Brown University) 08:17 - 08:32 Biophysical and socio-economic determinants of gastrointestinal diseases in Mexico City: a spatially explicit analysis » Andres Baeza (School of Sustainability, Arizona State University), Erick Argote (Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad (LANCIS), UNAM), Hallie Eakin (School of Sustainability, Arizona State University), Luis Bojórquez-tapia (Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad (LANCIS), UNAM), Ana Escalante (Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad (LANCIS), UNAM) 08:34 - 08:49 Spatial and temporal trend analysis of the prevalence of multimorbidity and its association with socioeconomic disadvantage in South Africa » Amy Weimann (University of Cape Town), Tolu Oni (University of Cape Town) 08:51 - 09:06 GIS Aided Intervention Options for Prevention of Water-Borne Diseases in Poor Urban Neighborhood of Rawalpindi City » Audil Rashid (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi), Ikhtiar Uddin (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi), Afshan Naseem (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi)
Friday 08:00 - 09:40	SPH-UH-01B Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Xun Shi, Dartmouth College Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Geospatial Analysis of Inequalities in public health care delivery in Kaduna State, Nigeria » Emmanuel Umaru (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State) 08:17 - 08:32 Studying the Perceived local food environment through individual spatial cognition analysis: a case study in Madrid (Spain) » Roberto Valiente (Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain), Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Paloma Conde (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Marta Sastre (Public Health Institute. Madrid Salud (Madrid City Council), Spain), Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Francisco Escobar (Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain) 08:34 - 08:49 Geographic patterns of infectious diseases in Africa: case studies of diarrheal diseases in Yaounde-Cameroon » Blaise Nguendo Yongsi (Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies (IFORD)) 08:51 - 09:06 Topographic predictability of locations for targeting complementary interventions to eliminate residual malaria transmission in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania » Victoria Mwakalinga (Ardhi University), Maureen Coetzee (University of Witwatersrand), Gerry Killeen (Ifakara Health Institute), Ben Sartorius (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Stefan Dongus (University of Basel), Daniel Msellemu (Ifakara Health Institute), Yeromin Mlacha (Ifakara Health Institute), Nicodem Govella (Ifakara Health Institute) 09:08 - 09:23 Spatiotemporal Pattern Analysis of Scarlet Fever Incidence in Beijing, China, 2005–2014 » Gehendra Mahara (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University,), Xiuha Guo (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing)
Friday 08:00 - 09:40	SPH-UH-01C Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Blaise Nguendo Yongsi, University of Yaounde II Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Developing Participatory Mapping Tools for Fostering Health Literacy Skill Building Among Immigrant Youth in San Francisco » Margaret Handley (University of California San Francisco), Maricel Santos (San Francisco State University), Lina Jurkunas (San Francisco State University), Christina Rios (University of California San Francisco), Anuradha Gorukanti (University of California San Francisco), Josephine Hass (University of British Columbia), Louisa Holmes (University of California San Francisco) 08:17 - 08:32 Using smartphone technologies to investigate the impact of the built urban environment on mental wellbeing in real time: a pilot study » Neil Davidson (J & L Gibbons), Johanna Gibbons (J & L Gibbons), Michael Smythe (Nomad Projects), Andrea Mechelli (King's College London) 08:34 - 08:49 The effects of a new metro line on residents mobility and gentrification. A case study in Torino (IT) » Matteo Tabasso (SiTI - The Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation), Giulia Melis (SiTI - The Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation), Cristina Marietta (Politecnico di Torino), Giulia Marra (Politecnico di Torino) 08:51 - 09:06 Where do people purchase food? » Lukar Thornton (Deakin University) 09:08 - 09:23 The State of Inequality in Utilizing Modern Contraception Methods Among Women of Urban Slums of Rajasthan, India » Divya Vyas (Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) university, Jaipur, India)
Friday 09:40 - 10:00	BREAK Venue TBA
Friday 10:00 - 11:40	SPH-UH-01D Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Yonette Thomas, AAG/NYAM Venue TBA
10:00 - 10:15 Healthy urban environment characterization focused on physical activity and food: A GIS-based method » Alba Cebrecos (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.), Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.), Pedro Gullon (Escuela Nacional de Sanidad. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid), Usama Bilal (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.), Francisco Escobar (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.) 10:17 - 10:32 Association between suicide and exposure to homicide in urban neighborhoods: A spatial analysis » K. Ellicott Colson (Division of Epidemiology, UC Berkeley School of Public Health), Jessica Galin (Division of Epidemiology, UC Berkeley School of Public Health), Jennifer Ahern (Division of Epidemiology, UC Berkeley School of Public Health) 10:34 - 10:49 The social production of health risk in urban neighborhoods: studying vulnerability to chronic disease in two West African Cities » Clara Squiban (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Lucie VIALARD (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Ellen Foley (Clarke University), Florence Fournet (Institut de), Daouda KASSIE (UMR AGIR, Cirad, Montpellier, France), Gérard Salem (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense) 10:51 - 11:06 Understanding community food environment through Photovoice: a participatory action research project in Madrid » Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Paloma Conde (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Maria Sandin (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Maria Urtasun (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Remedios López (Public Health Institute. Madrid Salud (Madrid City Council), Spain), Joel Gittelsohn (Global Obesity Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Manuel Franco (University of Alcala) 11:08 - 11:23 Mobility, Vulnerability and Health Challenges » Tilak Mukherji (Sigma Research and Consulting), ulimiri v somayajulu (Sigma Research and Consulting)
Friday 10:00 - 11:40	SPH-UH-01E Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Mei-Po Kwan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Venue TBA
10:00 - 10:15 Does walkability differ by area sociodemographic profile? A study of Madrid City » Pedro Gullon (Escuela Nacional de Sanidad), Alba Cebrecos (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Francisca Sureda (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Usama Bilal (Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Francisco Escobar (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.) 10:17 - 10:32 A Spatial Pattern Analysis for the Accessibility to Maternal Health Care in Minna, Nigeria » Martins Valda (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria), Umaru Emmanuel (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria), Sanusi Yekeen (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria), Medeyese Samuel (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria) 10:34 - 10:49 Spatial temporal surveillance of post disaster mental health » Oliver Gruebner (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health), Martin Sykora (Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics (SBE), Centre for Information Management (CIM), Sarah Lowe (Montclair State University, Department of Psychology), Ketan Shankardass (Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Health Science), Ludovic Trinquart (Cochrane France, Centre de recherche Epidémiologies et Biostatistique (INSERM), Equipe Méthodes de l’évaluation thérapeutique des maladies chroniques, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu), Tom Jackson (Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics (SBE), Centre for Information Management (CIM), SV Subramanian (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health), Sandro Galea (Boston University, School of Public Health) 10:51 - 11:06 Application of Area-level Data to Hospital-based Population Health Management » Heather A. Mavronicolas (Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center), Nikita J. Chemparathy (Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center), David A. Kapp (Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center), Karina Christiansen (Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Aracelis Z. Torres (Department of Epidemiology, Cancer Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Jean G. Ford (Department of Albert Medicine, Einstein Medical Center), Meng Ru (Department of Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center & Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health)
Friday 10:00 - 11:40	SPH-UH-01F Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Gerard Salem, University of Paris Quest Venue TBA
10:00 - 10:15 Optimizing the distribution of healthcare facilities to improve Primary Healthcare Coverage for the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a GIS study » Rubana Islam (icddrb), Rocco Panciera (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Shakil Ahmed (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Alayne Adams (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)) 10:17 - 10:32 GEOINFORMATION-BASED ASSESSMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN OYO TOWN, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA » Olaide Taiwo (State Hospital, Oyo, Oyo State), Adekola Olaitan (Regional Centre for Training and Aerospace Survey, Ile-Ife), Olawale Oluwafemi (Nigerian Space Agency, Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics, Toro, Bauchi State) 10:34 - 10:49 The case of the viaduct over Bela Street , in Rio de Janeiro, and the contributions for the studies of intra-urban health-disease » Andrea Ferreira Aguinaga (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca), Simone Cynamon Cohen (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca), Renato Gama-rosa Costa (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca) 10:51 - 11:06 Urban Health Atlas: A geospatial data visualization tool for evidence based decision making in urban areas of Bangladesh » Ruman M Zakaria Salam (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Shakil Ahmed (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Rubana Islam (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Md. Rahenul Islam (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Nibras Ar Rakib (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Alayne Adams (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)) 11:08 - 11:23 Built environment and fruit and vegetable consumption: an ecological study » Mariana Menezes (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Bruna Costa (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Cláudia Oliveira (Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei), Aline Cristine Lopes (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,)
Friday 11:40 - 13:20	LUNCH BREAK Venue Lunch On Your Own
Friday 12:10 - 13:20	PS-1 POSTER SESSION 1 Venue TBA
Burden of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Garments Workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh » Housne begum (Institute of Health Economics. Dhaka University, Dhaka. Currently: working in a project in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada) To develop a Novel, Innovative, Safe, Low-cost SMOKING CESSATION DEVICE – WITHOUT any form of TOBACCO, NICOTINE, FIRE, SMOKE, VAPOUR » Regunathan Venkatachalam Pillai (Volunteers Against Smoking and Tobacco) Explaining the Gap in Child malnutrition between Poor and Non–Poor in Sierra Leone: Evidence from Recent Data » Satish Kumar Chauhan (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI, India), Bal Govind Chauhan (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Safe Delivery Services of Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project » Setara Rahman (Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project), Md. Abu Bakr Siddique (Uraban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project) Complete Maternity Care under Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project » MD ABU BAKR SIDDIQUE (Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project), Setara Rahman (Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project) HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN A HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY: A SEQUENTIAL MIXED METHOD STUDY ON THE NAVOTAS HEALTH WORKERS' ADOPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM » Liberty Domingo (Navotas City Health Department) The power of video in HIV prevention education in Ghana. Ebenezer Koomson1 » Ebenezer Koomson (Ghana Health Service) The powerful dynamics of PMTCT/ART: A Ghanaian experience. Ebenezer Koomson1, Jedidiah Koomson1 » Ebenezer Koomson (Ghana Health Service), Jedidiah Koomson (Ghana Health Service) Parental reason for vaccinating a child. Edem A Tamakloe1 ,Jedidiah Koomson 1. 1Ghana Health Service » Jedidiah Koomson (Ghana Health Service), Jedidiah Koomson (Ghana Health Service) Condom Use, negotiation skills and challenges among urban female sex workers in Sri Lanka » Janaki Vidanapathirana (1National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Sri Lanka) challenges Economic benefits of the on-site reduction, rescuing and reuse of urban food waste » Vivek Agarwal (Annakshetra Foundation), Mukul Kotwani (Institute of Development Management) Detection urban growth using remote sensing and GIS techniques in Shiekh Zayed mosque area in Abu Dhabi » abul salam (UAE UNIVERSITY) Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic diversity in patient activation research: A systematic literature review » Tessa Napoles (University of California San Francisco), Nancy Burke (University of California San Francisco), Janet Shim (University of California San Francisco), Elizabeth Davis (University of California San Francisco), David Moskowitz (Alameda Health System), Irene Yen (University of California San Francisco) NOODLES – a BANE causing Obesity. "SOUTH-INDIAN-IDIAPPAM" (Steamed Rice String Hoppers) – a BOON to BAN Obesity. » Regunathan Venkatachalam Pillai (Volunteers Against Smoking and Tobacco), Tilagavady Regunathan (Volunteers Against Smoking and Tobacco) US Mass Fatality Incidents: Preparedness of Faith Based Organizations » Qi Zhi (University of California San Francisco), Peter Gudaitis (National Disaster Interfaiths Network), Ezinne Nwankwo (University of California San Francisco), Robyn Gershon (University of California San Francisco) Progression from sexual arousal to sexual debut and its influence on youth risk behaviour in urban slums of Mumbai » ankita siddhanta (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Preventing Medication Errors among Limited English Proficient Patients: Evaluating the Impact of Language Access Laws in New York Pharmacies » Maya Scherer (The New York Academy of Medicine), Tongtan Chantarat (The New York Academy of Medicine), Theo Oshiro (Make the Road New York), Rebecca Telzak (Make the Road New York), Linda Weiss (The New York Academy of Medicine) Relationship between short sleep duration and cardiovascular risk in urban-rural context. A population based study in Bangladesh » Mahfuzar Rahman (Research and Evaluation Division, brac), Abdul Bayes (Research and Evaluation Division, brac) Empowerment of women, food insecurity and kitchen gardening in a squatter settlement of Karachi » Fouzia Arif (Marie Stopes Society), Arif Sher Mohammad (National Committee for Maternal & Neonatal Health), muhammad yousuf (Aga Khan University), Hafsa Altaf (Marie Stopes Society) Development and Validation of Outcome Prediction Model for Traumatic Brain Injury Using Classification and Regression Tree (CART) Technique » Vineet Kumar Kamal (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi), R.M. Pandey (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi) An Assessment of the Health Hazards on the Surrounding Urban Environment of General Hospital, Kuta, Niger State, Nigeria » JOSEPH EZEKIEL (Planned Parenthood Federation Of Nigeria), Emmanuel Umaru (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State) Effectiveness of the BRAC community health workers in improving safe motherhood and newborn care in the urban community of Bangladesh » saira jolly (BRAC), Tridib Roy Chowdhury (BRAC), Kaosar Afsana (BRAC), Mahfuzar Rahman (BRAC) Risk Score Charts for Indian Population of Traumatic Brain Injury: Development and Validation » Vineet Kumar Kamal (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi) Prevalence and association between Body Mass Index and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Bangladeshi urban population » Sabuj Kanti Mistry (Research and Evaluation Division, brac), Md. Mahmudur Rahman (Research and Evaluation Division, brac), Fatema Tuz Jhohura (Research and Evaluation Division, brac), Mahfuzar Rahman (Research and Evaluation Division, brac), Abdul Bayes (Research and Evaluation Division, brac) Medical record keeping practices among the urban poor in Bangladesh » Shaikh Mehdi Hasan (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Shahed Hossain (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Razib Mamun (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Dipika Shankar Bhattacharyya (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Rushdia Ahmed (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Fayeza Sultana (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Rukhsana Gazi (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Alayne Adams (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)) Assessing the Coping Strategies and Care for women with Breast Cancer in Urban Nigeria » Mofolukewake Ajayi (Covenant University), emmanuel Amoo (Covenant University), Adenike Idowu (Covenant University), Samuel Gbemisola (Covenant University), Allo Tolulope (Covenant University), Edewor Patrick (Covenant University) Burden of disease among under-five children in urban India » Prashant Kumar Singh (Institute for Human Development), Rajesh Kumar Rai (Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance Suri, West Bengal) Italian housing policies and poor people's health is there a dichotomy? An update of current situation » Daniela D'Alessandro (La Sapienza University of Rome), Lorenzo Capasso (University of Pavia) An exploration into the process and consequences of Violence within marriage: Study of an urban slum community in India » Atreyee Sinha (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Effect of Pregnancy Intention, Maternal Postnatal Depressive Symptoms and Social Support on Early Childhood Stunting: Findings from India » Ashish Upadhyay (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI), Swati Srivastava (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Title: Contribution of Grain Amaranth in Controlling Obesity with or Without Exercise » Linus Ndonga (Strategic Poverty Alleviation Systems-SPAS) Multiple determinants of amenable cardiovascular deaths in Romania » Adrian Pana (Bucharest University of Economics), Bogdan Ileanu (Bucharest University of Economics) HEALTH ACTION SCHOOLING IN HOME SCHOOLS; AN URBAN HEALTH MODEL » Anwar Khaskheli (organation) A Regional Analysis of Diabetes in India: an Evidence from DLHS-4 » Mukesh Ranjan (i), Laxmi Kant Dwivedi (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Pre hospital care and outcome of road traffic accident victims at a Level-I, urban, trauma centre in Mumbai » Bornali Dutta (International Institute for Population Sciences,) BURDEN OF CARE GIVING ACTIVITY TO THE OLDER FAMILY MEMBER » Dolly Kumari (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Hemkhothang Lhungdim (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Availability, Accessibility and Utilization of Health care Services in North India » Rati Parihar (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Sanitation and its Impact on Diarrhoea » Olukemi Adeyoju (Save the Children,), George Akor (Save the Children, Nigeria) Socio-territorial approaches to health: living with Type II diabetes and hyptertension in Bobo-Dioulasso and Saint Louis » Ellen Foley (Clark University), Gérard Salem (Université P), Florence Fournet (UMR MIVEGEC, IRD, Montpellier, France et Institut de Recherches en Sciences de la Santé Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina-Faso), Daouda KASSIE (UMR AGIR, Cirad, Montpellier, France), Clara Squiban (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Lucie Vialard (LADYSS-Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Augustin Zeba (Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) ACCESS TO SAFE WATER SAVES LIVES » Olukemi Adeyoju (Save the Children, Nigeria), Babatunde Folorunsho (Save the Children,), George Akor (Save the Children,) Uptake of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon by some local edible plants » Oluwatoyin Adetunde (University of Lagos), Kehinde Olayinka (University of Lagos), Graham Mills (University of Portsmouth, UK), Babajide Alo (University of Lagos) Pre-cervical Cancer Signs and Symptoms among Young Women in Nigeria: Implications for Healthy Life » emmanuel Amoo (Covenant University), Mofolukewake Ajayi (Covenant University), Adenike Idowu (Covenant University), Owolabi Fadeke (Covenant University), Olujide Adekeye (Covenant University), Oni Gbolahan (Covenant University) Factors protecting Pakistani women against HIV infection » Jamshed Hasnain (Bridge Consultants Foundation, Karachi.), Sana Hussain (University of Karachi), Masroor Badshah (Northwest Medical College, Peshawar.), Sten Vermund (Vanderbilt University), Shraf Shah (Bridge Consultants Foundation, Karachi.) Influence of Urbanization On Fertility In Northern Nigeria (A Case Study of Niger State) » Oluwasegun Adetunde (University of Ilorin) Using E-health Video to Dissemination Information on Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for African American Women » Keosha Bond (National Development and Research Institute, Inc) Housing, Water, Sanitation Conditions Among Seasonal Migrants, Recent Migrants And Older Settlers Among Urban Disadvantaged Populations In Central India » Siddharth Agarwal (Urban Health Resource Centre), Shabnam Verma (Urban Health Resource Center), Neeraj Verma (Urban Health Resource Center) Neighborhood-Level Concentrated Poverty and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing among Primary Care Patients » Chandra Ford (UCLA Fielding School of Public Health), Lois Takahashi (UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs), Rulin Hechter (Kaiser Permanente Southern California), Chi-hong Tseng (UCLA Geffen School of Medicine), William Cunningham (UCLA Geffen School of Medicine), Jonathan Grotts (UCLA Geffen School of Medicine), Holly Leclair (UCLA Geffen School of Medicine), Adeline Nyamathi (UCLA School of Nursing) Floods and Diarrheal Diseases: an analysis by place for Chennai, India » Nitish Dogra (Green Fulbrighters of India Forum), Noor Hasan (TARU Leading Edge), Anuj Tandon (TARU Leading Edge), Vibhanshu Kumar (TARU Leading Edge) The challenge of metabolic syndrome in black South African women » Philippe Gradidge (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) Child Labor and Health Hazards: A major problem of Urban Squatter Settlements » Bilal Yousuf (Liaquat national medical college), zeeshan memon (LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES JAMSHORO, PAKISTAN)
Friday 13:20 - 15:00	SPH-UH-01G Spatializing Urban Health Chaired By: Xun Shi, Dartmouth College Venue TBA
13:20 - 13:35 Combining theory and data to understand how health was included and then excluded in a legislative reform of a land use planning system » Patrick Harris (Sydney University) 13:37 - 13:52 Contextualizing social-spatial determinants of health services » Melody Schiaffino (San Diego State University), Atsushi Nara (San Diego State University), Liang Mao (University of Florida) 13:54 - 14:09 Living in deprived, close-knit neighbourhood communities: The nuances of social support and social control and their effects on health and wellbeing » bernadine satariano (University of Durham) 14:11 - 14:26 Distance and affordability as barriers to accessing mental health services for poor living in slums of Karachi: Findings from a mixed-methods study » Nazila Bano Khalid (Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan & Aga Khan Social Welfare Board for Pakistan), Aftab Akbar Ali Mukhi (The Aga Khan University), Tazeen Saeed Ali (The Aga Khan University) 14:28 - 14:43 Trends in Maternal and Child Health Care Utilization and Child Health Outcomes among Slum Residents in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Estimating Spatial Inequality Using a Slum Index » Tova Tampe (George Washington University), Amira Roess (George Washington University), David Rain (George Washington University), Cheng Huang (George Washington University)
Friday 17:20 - 19:00	KN-1 Welcome Venue TBA
17:20 Welcome from ISUH » Dr. Shamim Hayder Talukder President, International Society for Urban Health; Founder and CEO, Eminence
Friday 17:20 - 19:00	KN-2 Opening Plenary Venue TBA
17:20 OPENING PLENARY » Chair
Friday 19:00 - 23:00	Joint AAG-ISUH RECEPTION Venue TBA
Saturday, 2nd April
Saturday 07:30 - 17:00	REGISTRATION DESK HOURS Venue TBA
Saturday 08:00 - 09:40	UH-BE-O-01 Urban Health - Behaviors - 01 Chaired By: Danielle Ompad, New York University Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Reduction in Malnutrition through implementation in partnership with I.C.D.S » Anagha Waingankar (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)), Vyoma Dalal (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)), Sheila Chanani (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)), Anuja Jayaraman (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)), Digambar Gaikwad (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)), Anita Patil (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)), Neena Shah More (Society for Nutrition,Education and Health Action(SNEHA)) 08:17 - 08:32 Breaking through the Barriers: Supporting Youth with FASD who have Substance Use Challenges » Maya Peled (McCreary Centre Society), Annie Smith (McCreary Centre Society), Duncan Stewart (McCreary Centre Society), Tim Agg (PLEA Community Services) 08:34 - 08:49 Socio-economic issues: Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and Razor Blade Users (RBUs) and Hotspots, in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan » muhammad yousuf (Aga) 08:51 - 09:06 Smoking cigarettes among urban women and men in Nepal » Bikesh Bajracharya (Nepali-German Health Sector Support Programme) 09:08 - 09:23 Does Physical Accessibility Influences an Uptake of Maternal and Child Health Care Services Among Women Living in Urban Slums of India? » Divya Vyas (Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) university, Jaipur, India)
Saturday 08:00 - 09:23	UH-BE-O-02 Urban Health - Behaviors - 02 Chaired By: David Vlahov, University of California, San Francisco Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Health Status and Health Seeking Behavior of Street Children in Dhaka City of Bangladesh » Mohammad Awlad Hossain (Orbis International, Bangladesh) 08:17 - 08:32 Predictors of smoking uptake in male adolescents attending public and private schools in urban settings of Karachi, Pakistan » Shafquat Rozi (Aga Khan University), Sadia Mahmud (Aga Khan University), Gillian Lancaster (Lancaster University) 08:34 - 08:49 Knowledge and Child Feeding Practices among Young Women and Associated Health Problems of their Children in Urban Slum of Mumbai, India » Shraboni Patra (International Institute for Population Sciences,) 08:51 - 09:06 Behavioural Risk Factors Predisposing Urban Women in Micro-Enterprises to Breast Cancer » Olujide Adekeye (Covenant University), emmanuel Amoo (Covenant University), Adenike Idowu (Covenant University), Mofolukewake Ajayi (Covenant University), Gbemisola Adetoro (Covenant University) 09:08 - 09:23 Treatment Seeking Behavior of Mothers in the Management of Acute Respiratory Infections in Bauchi State, Nigeria » Moyosola Bamidele (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Dele Abegunde (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Nosa Orobaton (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Katherine Beal (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Toyin Akomolafe (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc)
Saturday 08:00 - 09:40	UH-EH-O-01 Urban Health - Environmental Health - 01 Chaired By: Mei-Po Kwan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:10 Quality of life of urban development displaced farmers in China » Tej Karki (MIT and UTM) 08:12 - 08:22 Population Cardiovascular Health and Urban Environments: The Heart Healthy Hoods exploratory study in Madrid, Spain » Usama Bilal (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Julia Diez (sefwefew), Silvia Alfayate (Universidad de Alcala), Pedro Gullon (Escuela Nacional de Sanidad), Francisco Escobar (Universidad de Alcala), Isabel Del Cura (Madrid Salud), Maria Sandin (Universidad de Alcala), Manuel Franco (Universidad de Alcala) 08:24 - 08:34 CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN NIGERIA » Adejumo Oluwabunmi (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria) 08:36 - 08:46 Health Justice, Equal Housing, and Green Displacement » Robert García (The City Project; Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science), Nancy Negrete (The City Project) 08:48 - 08:58 Living Environment and its Association with Child Health in Urban India: A Comparative Analysis of Slum versus Non Slum Dwellers? » Kaushlendra Kumar (Evidence Action), Shrividya Malviya (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi)
Saturday 08:00 - 09:40	UH-HS-O-01 Urban Health - Healthcare Service - 01 Chaired By: Yonette Thomas, AAG/NYAM Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Impact of a Primary Health Care Program on Health Status of Women and Children In An Urban Settlement of Karachi, Pakistan » Fauziah Rabbani (Aga Khan University), Unaib Rabbani (Aga Khan University), Maryam Huda (Aga Khan University) 08:17 - 08:32 Marginalized Women of Squatter Settlements: Antenatal Care and Constraints » Shakila Yousuf (Government Health Department, Sindh), Farah Naz (Dow Medical University), muhammad yousuf (Aga), Bilal Yousuf (Liaquat national medical college) 08:34 - 08:49 Involving Healthcare Providers as Community Advocates for Vaccination against Polio in High Risk Area in Sindh, Pakistan » Jamshed Hasnain (Bridge Consultants Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan), Arshad Altaf (Bridge Consultants Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan) 08:51 - 09:06 Mapping the Community-Defined Health System for HIV/AIDS and Diabetes Services for Korogocho Slum Residents » Cudjoe Bennett (George Washington University), Sangeeta Mookherji (George Washington University) 09:08 - 09:23 Urban impact on spousal communication and its role on achieving reproductive and child health services through women's empowerment in three South Asian Countries » BRAJESH - (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Chander Shekhar (International Institute for Population Sciences,)
Saturday 08:00 - 09:40	WHO WHO I Chaired By: Alex Ross Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Hidden Cities II: WHO/UN HABITAT Global Report on Urban Health » Paul Rosenberg (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development), Megumi Kano (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development), Amit Prasad (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development), Alex Ross (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development)
Saturday 09:40 - 10:00	BREAK Venue TBA
Saturday 10:00 - 11:45	PL-1 Plenary - Spatializing Health:Geography, GI Science and Urban Health Venue TBA
10:00 Chair » David Vlahov, RN, PhD, FAAN Dean & Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
Saturday 11:30 - 12:45	LUNCH BREAK Venue Lunch On Your Own
Saturday 11:45 - 12:45	PS-2 POSTER SESSION 2 Venue TBA
Level of awareness among local leaders: Malaria prevention in an urban squatter settlement » Bilal Yousuf (Liaquat national medical college), Farah Naz (Dow Medical University), muhammad yousuf (Aga) A squatter settlement: Social Life of Fishermen at Sea » Farah Naz (Dow Medical University), muhammad yousuf (Aga), Bilal Yousuf (Liaquat national medical college), Shakila Yousuf (Government Health Department, Sindh) Women Empowerment: Factors behind Domestic Violence against Women living in city slums of Karachi » Farah Naz (Dow Medical University), Bilal Yousuf (Liaquat national medical college), Shakila Yousuf (Government Health Department, Sindh), muhammad yousuf (Aga) AWARENESS ABOUT DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE LIVING IN SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS OF KARACHI » muhammad yousuf (Aga), Bilal Yousuf (Liaquat national medical college), Farah Naz (Dow Medical University), Shakila Yousuf (Government Health Department, Sindh) Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward HIV Chemoprophylaxis Among Urban Residents in a High HIV Prevalence New York City Neighborhood » Victoria Frye (City University of New York), Davida Farhat (Columbia University), Mark Paige (New), Steven Gordon (Gay Men of African Descent), David Matthews (Brooklyn Men Konnect/Bridging Access to Care), Emily Greene (New York Blood Center), Vaughn Taylor-Akutagawa (Gay Men of African Descent), Beryl Koblin (New York Blood Center) Sukh - A Family Planning Urban Health Initiative of Pakistan » Haris Ahmed (Aman Health Care Services), Saadia Quraishy (Aman Health Care Services) Correlates of pharmacy based HIV testing referral utilization in a high-risk community » Silvia Amesty (Columbia University), Rafael Perez-Figueroa (Columbia University), Michael Zingman (Columbia University), Alexis Rivera (Columbia University), Crystal Fuller Lewis (Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, State of New York Office of Mental Health) Media and Family Planning: Changing Dynamics of Contraceptive Advertisements and its effect on health in Urban India » Ragini Mishra (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Fragile Health System: Issues and Challenges in Pakistan – Harnessing Opportunities » Javed Satti (Pathfinder International) Spacing Pregnancies for Improved Maternal and Newborns Health Outcomes – An Innovative and Sustainable Approach in Peri-Urban parts of Karachi, Pakistan » Syed Sharjeel Ul Hasan (Aman Health Care Services), Haris Ahmed (Aman Health Care Services) DHS Review of Effect of Domestic Violence on Contraceptive Uptake and Outcomes, Sindh, Pakistan » Saadia Quraishy (Aman Health Care Services) Epidemiological Transition in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar: Evidence from India Human Development Survey » MOHAMMAD HIFZ UR RAHMAN (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) Determinants of Maternal Mortality Ratio in Selected Asia Pacific Countries: An Empirical study » Mohammad Zahirul Hoque (1. Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.), Fumitaka Furuoka (Asia- Europe Institute, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Building support systems for suicide prevention: A fusion of understanding and action in District Chitral KPK, Pakistan: » gulfayyaz khan (Aga Khan University), Sajjad Ali Khan (Aga Khan University) Racial/ethnic inequalities in the association between active school transport and fast food intake » Emma Sanchez-Vaznaugh (San Francisco State University), Bécares Laia (The University of Manchester), Brisa Sánchez (University of Michigan) Is Maternal and Child Health Care Services really Preventing the Newborn Death in India: Evidence from India » Bal Govind Chauhan (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) Effect of Non-Biological Factor on Perinatal Mortality in India: Evidence from NFHS » Bal Govind Chauhan (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Urban travel mode choices and wellbeing: Insights through a psychological lens » Samuel Chng (University of Exeter Medical School), Charles Abraham (University of Exeter Medical School), Christin Hoffmann (University of Exeter Medical School), Mathew White (University of Exeter Medical School), Stephen Skippon (Transport Research Laboratory) Ethnic Concentration, Immigrant Enclaves, and Latino Health Risks: A Propensity Score Matching Approach » Kelin Li (California State University, Dominguez Hills), Ming Wen (University of Utah), Kevin Henry (Temple University) Relationship between burnout and emotional intelligence among staffs of urban hospitals » Ahmad FAYAZ-BAKHSH (Tehran University of Medical Sciences,), Roghieh Nooripour (Alzahra University) Health Related Problems of Salt workers at Sambhar Lake (Ramsar site) of Rajasthan, India » Aamir Bhat (central university of rajasthan india) Using the Built Environment to Enhance Social Contact and Resilience Among City Dwellers » William Heard (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology), Sandra Georgescu (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology) Determinants of Breast Feeding Practice of the Last Born Child Late in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic among Infected Mothers: A Mixed Method Study in Urban Setting of Southern Ethiopia » zewdu Dememew (Geneva Foundation for Medical Research and Education (GFMER), student of 2012/13), Leelee Bahata (Central University Colledge, Hawassa Branch), Karim Abawi (Geneva Foundation for Medical Research and Education (GFMER)) Campaign for Honest Evidence-Based Health Information » Sahru Keiser (Breast Cancer Action) Involvement of Social Institutions: Road to Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Young People with Disabilities in Osun State, Nigeria » Oluwatosin Abayomi (TURQUOISE ZETA Consult) Association of mental health distress and lifestyle of students: a nationwide cross sectional survey of Pakistani adolescents » Nadia Shah (School of PUblic Hea), Sumera Inam (School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences) A climate analysis considering cyanobacetria blooms in an urban subtropical drinking water reservoir » Sofia Oliver (University of São Paulo), Helena Ribeiro (University of São Paulo) Waste Recycling Public Polities: a comparative study of San Francisco, USA and São Paulo, Brazil » Helena Ribeiro (University of São Paulo School of Public Health), Adriana Fonseca Braga (University of São Paulo School of Public Health) GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH IN A SMALL CITY OF THE AMAZON REGION » Helena Ribeiro (University of São Paulo School of Public Health), Viviana Mendes (University of São Paulo), Sandra Fonseca Costa (UNIVAP) "Home births in a squatter settlement of Karachi: why women choose homebirth; factors, issues and experiences » muhammad yousuf (Aga) Impact of frequent rainfall variations on malarial incidence in resource limited urban settings » Ishtiaq Hussain (Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad), Audil Rashid (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi), Afshan Naseem (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi) QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY: elements of social participation as assubsidies to sustainable public policy » Ana Yazbek (UNIFAE), Erica Baciuk (UNIFAE) Urban In-migration and Migrants' Welfare in Informal Urban Settlements in Uganda » John Mushomi (Makerere University) To use or not to use Contraception: considerations of young women in comparison with older women in Urban Uganda » John Mushomi (Makerere University) Factors Associated with Male Participation in Maternal Health Services in Sub- Urban Uganda » John Mushomi (Makerere University) Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women practicing poor dietary diversity and nutrition in rural Ethiopia: A multi-center prospective cohort study » Taddese Zerfu (Addis Ababa University), Melaku Deressa (Addis Ababa University) Level of dietary factors inhibiting bioavailability of iron in major prepared ''ready to eat'' foods consumed by pregnant mothers in rural Arsi, Central Ethiopia » Taddese Zerfu (Addis Ababa University), Taddese Zerfu (Addis Ababa University) Treatment of Leachate by Recirculating through Dumped Solid Waste in a Sanitary Landfill in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia » Akalu Melketsadik Woldeyohans (Wollo Univesity) Health Risk Assesment of Heavy Metals in Vegetables from Wastewater Irrigated Area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia » Minbale Aschale (Addis Ababa University) Assessment of the Impacts of Climate variability and Sustainable Public Water Supply in an urban Center: Ilorin, Nigeria » Ogunleye-Adetona Comfort Iyabo (University of Cape Coast), Eniola Ashaolu (University of Ilorin) HIV-Positive Hijra Sex Workers with high prevalence of Anal Intraepithelial Lesions: A cross sectional study from Karachi Pakistan » Muslima Ejaz (Aga Kh) DETERMINANT FACTORS MISBEHAVIORS' OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN IVORY COST » TOUVOLY BI TRA SERGE (University Félix Houphouet Boigny) Using Religious Leaders of the Community to Address Myths about Polio Immunization in an Urban Slum Area of Pakistan » Pervaiz Malik (Department of Community Health Sciences Aga Khan University) Living condition and life style of Mankhurd slum dwellers » Rajiva Prasad (Retd.Prof.,International Institute for Population Sciences,Mumbai), Mahesh Singh (M and E Expert,UPSSP, SIHFW Campus, Indira Nagar,Lucknow 226016) Socio-economic and Health Condition of Nepali Migrants in a Metro city Mumbai » Rajiva Prasad (Retd.Prof.,International Institute for Population Sciences,Mumbai), Sunil Sarode (Asst. Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai), Sarang Pedgaonkar (Asst. Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai) Mental Wellbeing of Male Leather Tannery Workers: A study of Kanpur City, India » Gyan Chandra Kashyap (In), Shri Kant Singh (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) The Influence of Neighbourhood Deprivation in Advanced Arthritis » Nora Cristall (University of Manitoba) Primary Care and Health Outcomes in Urban Brazil and the United States » Jessica Jerome (DePaul University) Assess rationality of prescription writing in public private sector » Shahedul Islam (BRAC), Naimul Islam (BRAC)
Saturday 12:45 - 14:15	PL-2 Plenary - Urban Health-Health Geography for Sustainable Urban Transitions Venue TBA
12:45 Chair » Chair - Dr. Yonette Thomas AAG & The New York Academy of Medicine
Saturday 14:00 - 16:00	GH-ID-O-01 Geography and Urban Health - ICDs Chaired By: Blaise Nguendo Yongsi, University of Yaounde II Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 High incidence of vaccine preventable diseases in urban districts of Ghana » Daniel Amoako-Sakyi (University), Dorcas Obiri-yeboah (University of Cape Coast) 14:17 - 14:32 Urban rural differential in the risk of chronic diseases in India: Evidence from a large scale sample survey » MOHAMMAD HIFZ UR RAHMAN (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) 14:34 - 14:49 DRUG RESISTANCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC IN GHANA » philip Enyan (UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL) 14:51 - 15:06 Dengue, product and marker of urban inequalities : The case of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) » Pascal Handschumacher (Research Institute for Development, UMR 912 SESSTIM), Yelin Roca (Unidad de Inmunologia y Biologia Molecular Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales), Gilbert Le Goff (Institut de Recherches pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 224 MIVEGEC), Annie Walter (Institut de Recherches pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 224 MIVEGEC), Bertha Gozalvez-kreuzer (Carrera de geografia, Universidad Mayor San Andres - La Paz), Jean-pierre Hervé (Institut de Recherches pour le Développement (IRD), UMR 224 MIVEGEC)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:40	GH-ID-O-02 Geography and Urban Health - ICDs Chaired By: David Vlahov, University of California, San Francisco Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 Investigating the origin of imported dengue cases and characteristics of dengue epidemics: the role of inter-regional flows in the spread of epidemics in a city of regional influence under tropical climate » Maria Oliveira (UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO), Helena Ribeiro (University of São Paulo School of Public Health), Marta Inenami (UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO), Rosangela Gasparetto Da Silva (UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO) 14:17 - 14:32 Association between Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) Vaccination and Child Anthropometry in Andhra Pradesh (India): Evidence from Young Lives Study » Swati Srivastava (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Ashish Upadhyay (International Institute for Population Sciences,) 14:34 - 14:49 Neglected Tropical Diseases in Contemporary Urban Health Discourse: A Call to Action » Veincent Christian Pepito (University of the Philippines Manila), Mojgan Sami (University of California, Irvine) 14:51 - 15:06 Factors determining the heterogeneity of disease burden in relation to urban disparities for Rawalpindi city slum area dwellers » Razia Sultana (EcoHealth Research Group, Arid University Rawalpindi), Mian Adnan (Human Geography Department, Federal Government College for Men, H-8, Islamabad), Audil Rashid (PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi)
Saturday 14:00 - 16:00	GH-MT-O-01 Geography and Urban Health - Methodologies Chaired By: Jean Christophe Fotso, African Population & Health Research Center Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 Geographical access to healthy foods and residents´ perceptions: a mixed methods study using GIS, on field measures and PhotoVoice » Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Roberto Valiente (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Ana Maria Olea (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Carmen Ramos (Public Health Institute. Madrid Salud (Madrid City Council)), Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.) 14:17 - 14:32 ASSESSING BENEFITS OF GREEN ROOFS IN URBAN CONTEXT Quantification of air-pollutants cut down by green roofs and positive effects on population health status » Stefano Capolongo (Politecnico di Milano), Daniela D'Alessandro (La Sapienza University of Rome), Annalisa Favotto (Politecnico di Milano), Marco Gola (Politecnico di Milano), Giulia Procopio (Politecnico di Milano), andrea rebecchi (Politecnico di Milano), Maddalena Buffoli (Politecnico di Milano) 14:34 - 14:49 Studying socio-territorial processes in two West African cities: research design and methodology » Ellen Foley (Clark University), Daouda KASSIE (UMR AGIR, Cirad, Montpellier, France), Lucie Vialard (LADYSS-Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Clara Squiban (4 LADYSS-Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Augustin Zeba (Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso), Florence Fournet (Institut de) 14:51 - 15:06 Researching healthy land use policy making using realist methods » Patrick Harris (University of Sydney) 15:08 - 15:23 A Multilevel Approach to Compare the Relative Effect of Education and Economic Resources on Full Ante Natal Care Services in India » Swati Srivastava (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Ashish Upadhyay (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:40	GH-MT-O-02 Geography and Urban Health - Methodologies Chaired By: Andre-Anne Parent, University of Montreal Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:10 Generating evidence in maternal and newborn health in Urban India: a rigorous process » Benazir Patil (Save the Children, India), Dipankar Bhattacharya (Save the Children, India), Uzma Syed (Save the Children, USA), Lara Vaz (Save the Children, USA), Sudeep Singh Gadok (Save the Children, India), Rajesh Khanna (Save the Children, India) 14:12 - 14:22 Documenting health concerns in Marseille's industrial corridor: The benefits of a community-based, multidisciplinary research collaboration » Alison Cohen (University of California, Berkeley), Barbara Allen (Virginia Tech University), Yolaine Ferrier (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Norbert Elias), Johanna Lees (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Norbert Elias), Travis Richards (University of California, Berkeley) 14:24 - 14:34 Testing geographic regression models for analysing impacts of urban structure on mental health » Giulia Melis (SiTI - The Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation), Matteo Tabasso (SiTI - Higher Institute on territorial systems for Innovation), Enrico Eynard (Politecnico di Torino), Giuseppe Costa (University of Turin) 14:36 - 14:46 Integrated territorial development for health equity : what elements are crucial? » André-Anne Parent (Université de Montréal), Denis Bourque (Université du Québec en Outaouais), René Lachapelle (Université du Québec en Outaouais) 14:48 - 14:58 Tackling health inequalities through urban regeneration programs: preliminary results of the Dutch District Approach » Annemarie Ruijsbroek (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)), Albert Wong (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)), Karien Stronks (Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam), Anton Kunst (Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam), Hans Van Oers (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)), Carolien Van Den Brink (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM))
Saturday 14:00 - 15:40	LAC-UHN LAC-Urban Health Network Chaired By: Jose Siri and Ana Diez-Roux Venue TBA
Saturday 14:00 - 15:23	UH-BE-O-03 Urban Health - Behaviors - 03 Chaired By: Yonette Thomas, AAG/NYAM Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 Travel behaviour, active travel and its relationship to physical activity among Sri Lankan adults » shreenika De silva Weliange (University of Colombo), Dulitha Fernando (University of Colombo), Jagath Gunatilake (University of Peradeniya) 14:17 - 14:32 How the built environment affects active physical activity behaviours of migrants » Lailah Alidu (University of Birmingham) 14:34 - 14:49 ACTIVE TRANSPORT AND URBAN HEALTH A questionnaire to quantify the level of Physical Activity of Milano's citizenship » Maddalena Buffoli (Politecnico di Milano), Lorenzo Boati (Politecnico di Milano), Marco Gola (Politecnico di Milano), Marta Dell'ovo (Politecnico di Milano), andrea rebecchi (Politecnico di Milano), Stefano Capolongo (Politecnico di Milano) 14:51 - 15:06 Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior in Pakistan: A Complex Health Survey Design » Shafquat Rozi (Aga Khan University), Sadia Mahmud (Aga Khan University), Gillian Lancaster (Lancaster University)
Saturday 14:00 - 17:00	UH-EH-O-02 Urban Health - Environmental Health - 02 Chaired By: Patricia Collins, PhD, Queen's University Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 A Longitudinal Study of the Impacts of Public Transit Improvements on Commute Patterns and Physical Activity Levels of Queen's University Employees in Kingston, Ontario » Patricia Collins (Queen's University), Ajay Agarwal (Queen's University) 14:17 - 14:32 Climate Change Adaptation for England's Health and Care System » Bernd Eggen (Public Health England (PHE)), Sonia Roschnik (SDU /Sustainable Systems Solutions), Louise Newport (Department of Health, UK) 14:34 - 14:49 Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Dust from Cars, Homes, and Offices in Lagos, Nigeria » Temilola Oluseyi (University of Lagos) 14:51 - 15:06 Assessment of Household Environment and Its Potential Effect on Health in Urban India » Arun kumar Yadav (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:23	UH-EH-O-03 Urban Health - Environmental Health - 03 Chaired By: Blaise Nguendo Yongsi, University of Yaounde II Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 DOMESTIC WASTEWATER ASSESSMENT IN MINNA » Nenger-John Danjuma Emmanuel Terfa (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria), Umaru Emmanuel (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria), Augustine Aniebiet John (Nigeria Police Medical Services, Minna, Niger State), Abakpa Grace Onyukwo (National Biotechnology Development Agency, Abuja) 14:17 - 14:32 Toxic Release Inventory Facilities in Metropolitan Atlanta: Evaluating Variation by Community Socio-Demographics » Ryan Johnson (Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine,), Christina Fuller (Georgia State University) 14:34 - 14:49 Understanding Fecal Sludge Management Practices in Nhlamankulo, Maputo, Mozambique » Julia Stricker (Independent sanitation consultant. At the time of the study short term consultant at the Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank, Maputo, Mozambique), Odete Muxímpua (Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank, Maputo, Mozambique), Peter Hawkins (Water and Sanitation Program, World Bank, Maputo, Mozambique) 14:51 - 15:06 Assessing Waste Management Practices in South Southern Nigeria » franklin nwaoha (Green Hope Human Development Initiative) 15:08 - 15:23 Dumping site and health risks to urban neighborhood, India: A cross-sectional case-control study » Praveen Chokhandre (International Institute for Population Sciences,)
Saturday 14:00 - 19:00	UH-HS-O-02 Urban Health - Healthcare Service - 02 Chaired By: Mark Rosenberg, Queens University, Canada Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 Health Functioning and Access to Health Services By Immigrants As New Canadians In The Mid-Sized City Of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada » Shirley Chau (University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus), Eman Leung (City University of Hong Kong) 14:17 - 14:32 URBANISATION AND HEALTH DISPARITIES: AN INTRA URBAN ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA » Immaculata Nwokoro (University of Lagos) 14:34 - 14:49 A PILOT STUDY: WORM INFESTATION IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE LIVING IN A SLUM » muhammad yousuf (Aga) 14:51 - 15:06 Constraints to Family Planning among Slum Dwellers in Ibadan, Nigeria » Adetola Lawal (Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan), Foluso Ishola (Youth Society on Cancer Nigeria (YSCN);)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:23	UH-HS-O-03 Urban Health - Healthcare Service - 03 Chaired By: Danielle Ompad, New York University Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 User Evaluation of Availability of Medicines in Nigerian Public Hospitals: Why do Urban Dwellers Purchase Medicines from For-Profit Pharmacies? » David Ugal (Department of Sociology, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State,), Boniface Ushie (Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan), Justin Ingwu (Department of Nursing, University of Nigeria Nsukka) 14:17 - 14:32 The Role of Informal Providers in Managing Pregnancy and Childbirth Related Conditions in Slum Areas in Dhaka City » Mohammad Awlad Hossain (Orbis International, Bangladesh) 14:34 - 14:49 Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Care Services and Its Linkages with Maternal Deaths in India » Mukesh Ranjan (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Laxmi Kant Dwivedi (International Institute for Population Sciences,) 14:51 - 15:06 The Role of Private Health Facilities in Provision of Family Planning Services among the Urban Poor » Morine Sirera (Jhpiego (an affliate of John Hopkins University)), Mercy Kamau (Jhpiego (an affliate of John Hopkins University)), Nelson Keyonzo (Jhpiego (an affliate of John Hopkins University)), Paul Nyachae (Jhpiego (an affliate of John Hopkins University)) 15:08 - 15:23 Mapping availability and utilization of maternal and child health services on the 16 score card indicators at Urban Settings - An experience from India » Sunil Thomas Jacob (UNFPA)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:23	UH-HS-O-04 Urban Health - Healthcare Service - 04 Chaired By: David Vlahov, University of California, San Francisco Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 Utilization of Urban Primary Health Care Delivery System of Urban Primary Health Care Service Delivery Project In a Selected area of Dhaka city » Imam Tauheed (National Institute of Preventive & Social Medicine) 14:17 - 14:32 ROLE OF ASHA IN UTILIZING MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN INDIA, EVIDENCES FROM NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION (NRHM) » Dolly Kumari (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Hemkhothang Lhungdim (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Anita Pal (International Institute for Population Sciences,) 14:34 - 14:49 KNOWLEDGE OF CERVICAL CANCER AND UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN AGED 18-45 YEARS AT PARIRENYATWA GROUP OF HOSPITALS, HARARE, ZIMBABWE » Doreen Mukona (University of Zimbabwe), Tarcisia Mudzindiko (University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences), Mathilda Zvinavashe (University of Zimbabwe Co) 14:51 - 15:06 Health Services and Inequalities in Urban Context: Realities in two Districts of Tamilnadu » UMA MAHESWARI (University of Madras)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:23	UH-HS-O-05 Urban Health - Healthcare Service - 05 Chaired By: Alayne Adams, ICDDR,b Venue TBA
14:00 - 14:15 Health information challenges in ensuring patient-centred MNCH care in urban Bangladesh » Shahed Hossain (icddrb), Razib Mamun (icddrb), Mehdi Hasan (icddrb), Rushdia Ahmed (icddrb), Fayeza Sultana (icddrb), Rukhsana Gazi (icddrb), Alayne Adams (icddrb) 14:17 - 14:32 Socio-demographic determinants of use of maternity care services in urban women in Nepal » Milima Singh Dangol (Thammasat University) 14:34 - 14:49 Inequities in Use of Maternal Health Care Services among urban women in Nepal, 2001-2010 » Bikesh Bajracharya (Nepali-German Health Sector Support Programme) 14:51 - 15:06 Reproductive Health Vulnerabilities among Urban Poor Women: A Study across Three Indian Cities » Gyan Chandra Kashyap (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI), Shri Kant Singh (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) 15:08 - 15:23 Health environments and overweight, "Saúde em Beagá Study", Belo Horizonte, Brazil » Roseli Andrade (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Amanda Andrade (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Cristina Almeida (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Larissa Mendes (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Jorge Gustavo Melendez (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Waleska Caiaffa (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,)
Saturday 14:15 - 15:45	HUH-EPGL-1 Hidden Urban Health: Exploring the Possibilities of Grey Literature Chaired By: Robin Naughton & Danielle Aloia, The New York Academy of Medicine Venue TBA
Saturday 15:45 - 16:00	BREAK Venue TBA
Saturday 16:00 - 17:45	PL-3 Plenary - Geography and Urban Health: Collaborating to Advance Sustainable Urban Transitions Venue TBA
16:00 Geography and Urban Health: Collaborating to Advance Sustainable Urban Transitions » Chair - Dr. Mei-Po Kwan Professor of Geography & Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
Saturday 18:00 - 20:00	UCSF RECEPTION Venue TBA
Sunday, 3rd April
Sunday 07:30 - 17:00	REGISTRATION DESK HOURS Venue TBA
Sunday 08:30 - 09:00	OPENING CEREMONY Venue TBA
Sunday 09:00 - 10:15	PL-4 Plenary - Global Initiatives for Urban Health Venue TBA
09:00 Global Initiatives for Urban Health » Chair - TBD
Sunday 10:15 - 10:30	BREAK Venue TBA
Sunday 10:30 - 11:45	HUH-EPGL-2 Hidden Urban Health: Exploring the Possibilities of Grey Literature Chaired By: Robin Naughton & Danielle Aloia, The New York Academy of Medicine Venue TBA
Sunday 10:30 - 11:53	PBAIC-O-01 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: David Napier, University College London Venue TBA
10:30 - 10:45 National Urban Health Strategy: Issues and Approaches Bangladesh Perspective » MD ABU BAKR SIDDIQUE (Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project), Dhiraj Kumar Nath (Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh Resident Mission) 10:47 - 11:02 CIVIC Engagement: Improvement in health and social status by developing partnership between civic society and university » muhammad yousuf (Aga Khan University), Shakila Yousuf (Government Health Department, Sindh) 11:04 - 11:19 The health declines with longer duration of residence? Evidence from an Australian longitudinal study » Santosh Jatrana (Deakin University) 11:21 - 11:36 Slum upgrading strategies and its effects on health of dwellers: an assessment of mortality by homicides in Belo Horizonte, Brazil » Maria Angelica Salles Dias (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Amelia Friche (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Sueli Mingoti (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG/School of Statistics), Waleska Caiaffa (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine) 11:38 - 11:53 A novel research framework for identifying the social factors and cultural determinants of diabetes in urban areas » David Napier (University College London, Department of Anthropology), John Nolan (Steno Diabetes Center), Anna-Maria Volkmann (University College London, Department of Anthropology), Louise Hesseldal (Novo Nordisk A/S), Niels Lund (Novo Nordisk A/S)
Sunday 10:30 - 11:53	PBAIC-O-02 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Mariana Arcaya, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Venue TBA
10:30 - 10:45 Housing and health needs of affordable housing lottery applicants in Boston, Massachusetts » Mariana Arcaya (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning), Virginia Chomitz (Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine), Carolyn Rubin (Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine), Hamilton Ho (Asian Community Development Corporation), Gary Adamkiewicz (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health) 10:47 - 11:02 Socio-territorial approaches to health in Saint Louis and Bobo-Dioulasso: key findings of the SANTINELLES project » Florence Fournet (Institut de), Ellen Foley (Clark University), Daouda KASSIE (UMR AGIR, Cirad, Montpellier, France), Lucie Vialard (LADYSS-Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Clara Squiban (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense), Augustin Zeba (Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso), Gérard Salem (Université P) 11:04 - 11:19 SANTINELLES in West Africa: Conceptual Underpinnings » Florence Fournet (IRD), Gérard Salem (Université de Nanterre) 11:21 - 11:36 Population Health Index: A tool for identifying geographical health inequalities » PAULA SANTANA (Department of Geography, Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Coimbra), Ângela Freitas (Department of Geography, Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Coimbra), Claudia Costa (Department of Geography, Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Coimbra), Iwa Stefanik (Department of Geography, Centre of Studies on Geography and Spatial Planning (CEGOT), University of Coimbra) 11:38 - 11:53 Valuing Community Empowerment in an Urban Regeneration Context as an alternative pathway to health gains: a Discrete Choice Experiment » Camilla Baba (University of Glasgow), Emma Mcintosh (University of Glasgow), Carol Tannahill (Glasgow Centre for Population Health)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:08	PBAIC-O-03 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Blaise Nguendo Yongsi, University of Yaounde II Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Preparedness of the US Mass Fatality Infrastructure » Robyn Gershon (University of California San Francisco), Qi Zhi (University of California San Francisco), Ezinne Nwankwo (University of California San Francisco), Jacqueline Merrill (Columbia University) 11:02 - 11:17 Strong, Effective and Functioning Collaboration among Stakeholders: An Opportunity for Healthy Urban Governance in Bangladesh » Sadia Afrin (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dewan Md. Emdadul Haque (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Shams El Arifeen (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) 11:19 - 11:34 Urban Sanitation in India: Concerns and Initiatives » ulimiri v somayajulu (Sigma Research and Consulting) 11:36 - 11:51 Urban Transport in India : Initiatives and Challenges » Tilak Mukherji (Sigma Research and Consulting), ulimiri v somayajulu (Sigma Research and Consulting) 11:53 - 12:08 Confident, trained slum women's groups negotiate to make urban governance more responsive and overcome socio-environmental exclusion » Siddharth Agarwal (Urban Health Resource Centre), Shabnam Verma (Urban Health Resource Center), Neeraj Verma (Urban Health Resource Center), Kabir Agarwal (Dept. of Economics, University of Mumbai), Mayaram Sharma (Urban Health Resource Center), Chhail Bihari Sharma (Urban Health Resource Center), Shrey Goel (University of California, Berkeley)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:25	PBAIC-O-04 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Yonette Thomas, AAG/NYAM Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Immunisation in sub-Saharan Africa: Coverage, geographical variations and the hotspots » Olatunji Adetokunboh (Stellenbosch University, Cape Town), Adeola Adetokunboh (Centre for Healthcare Research and Training, Ibadan) 11:02 - 11:17 Addressing London's modern urban health challenges: learning from other global cities » Aaron Mills (Public Health England London), Yvonne Doyle (Public Health England London) 11:19 - 11:34 Global network of 'Living Labs': a novel healthcare innovation infrastructure for urban environments » Mark Geels (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute), Steven Van De Vijver (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute), Keerthi Prasad (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute), Milan Pleus (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute), Martijn Kriens (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute), Ann Lore (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute), Michiel Heidenrijk (Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute) 11:36 - 11:51 Equipping Community Health Workers to turn the tide against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Urban Settings » Sarah Shannon (Hesperian Health Guides), Paula Worby (Hesperian Health Guides) 11:53 - 12:08 Urban Health Tool Kit: An Aid to Plan and Implement Urban Health Program » sainath banerjee (IPE- Global), Sumoni Mukhaerjee (Freelance)
Sunday 10:45 - 13:00	PBAIC-O-05 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Danielle Ompad, New York University Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Risk for New HIV Diagnosis Among a Cohort of Persons Receiving a Supportive Housing Intervention — New York City, 2006–2012 » Christopher Lee (Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Ellen Wiewel (Division of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Sarah Braunstein (Division of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Sungwoo Lim (Division of Epidemiology, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) 11:02 - 11:17 Social determinants of the fast food environment near California's public schools » Emma Sanchez-Vaznaugh (San Francisco State University), Brisa Sánchez (University of Michigan), Aiko Sofia Weverka (Institute for Geographic Information Systems, San Francisco State University) 11:19 - 11:34 Psychosocial Factors Associated with Disaster Preparedness in a Sample of Vulnerable Elderly Community Members in San Francisco » Ezinne Nwankwo (University of California San Francisco), Elena Portacolone (University of California San Francisco), Qi Zhi (University of California San Francisco), Victoria Raveis (New York University), Robyn Gershon (University of California San Francisco) 11:36 - 11:51 Comparing local availability and accessibility to healthy foods across countries: A case study in Madrid (Spain) and Baltimore (USA) » Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Usama Bilal (Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Alba Cebrecos (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Amanda Buczynski (Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Robert Lawrence (Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Thomas Glass (Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Joel Gittelsohn (Global Obesity Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, US), Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.) 11:53 - 12:08 Situation Analysis on Urban Health Equity in Nepal » Dr. Babu Ram Gautam (Urban Health Resource Center Nepal), Babu Ram Gautam (Urban Health Resource Center Nepal)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:08	PBAIC-O-06 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Jason Corburn, University of California Berkeley Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Establishing Health and Demographic Surveillance System in urban slums: Recent experience from Bangladesh » Abdur Razzaque (icddrb), Mohammad Iqbal (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Syed Hanifi (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Shehrin Mahmood (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Ahm Golam Mustafa (icddrb), Razib Chowdhury (icddrb), Dhiraj Kumar Nath (Asian), Zahirul Islam (Embassy of Sweden, Bangladesh), Abbas Bhuiya (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)) 11:02 - 11:17 Systematic review of quality improvement interventions for prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes in sub-Saharan African » Olatunji Adetokunboh (Stellenbosch University, Cape Town), Adeola Adetokunboh (Centre for Healthcare Research and Training) 11:19 - 11:34 An Ecosystemic Approach to Live Better in a Better World » André Francisco Pilon (University of São Paulo) 11:36 - 11:51 Building Sustainable Urban Health Systems; The Workforce Challenge (A Case Study Of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria) » Oluwasegun Adetunde (University of Ilorin) 11:53 - 12:08 Sukh Sustainability Model – Involving Government from Inception to Implementation » Haris Ahmed (Aman Health Care Services)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:25	PBAIC-O-07 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Gerard Salem, University of Paris Quest Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 HIV Testing strategies for reaching Urban Hispanic Young Adults: A University-Community Partnership » Michelle Hospital (Florida International University), Eric Wagner (Florida International University), Staci Morris (Florida International University), Melissa Howard (Florida International University), Juliette Graziano (Banyan Health Systems), Sofia Fernandez (Florida International University) 11:02 - 11:17 Social capital disparities experienced by refugee youth in urban areas of British Columbia, Canada » Duncan Stewart (McCreary Centre Society), Annie Smith (McCreary Centre Society), Maya Peled (McCreary Centre Society) 11:19 - 11:34 Identifying the Intersection of Disaster Vulnerability and Mental Health Service Shortage in New York City » Daniel Carrion (Columbia University), Patrick Kinney (Columbia University) 11:36 - 11:51 Place and Health: Health problems experienced by urban dwellers in Gaborone, Botswana » Bailey Balekang (University of Botswana) 11:53 - 12:08 Urban Health Challenges of coastal city: A case study of Surat, India » Dr VIKAS DESAI (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Suresh Kumar Rathi (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Anuj Ghanekar (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Priyanka Jariwala (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Hemant Desai (Health Department, Surat Municipal Corporation) 12:10 - 12:25 Urban Health Challenges of coastal city: A case study of Surat » Dr VIKAS DESAI (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Anuj Ghanekar (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Suresh Rathi (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Priyanka Jariwala (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Hemant Desai (Health)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:25	PBAIC-O-08 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Jean Christophe Fotso, African Population & Health Research Center Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Socio-territorial approaches to health: a multi-disciplinary study of urban health inequalities in West Africa » Ellen Foley (Clark University), Florence Fournet (Institut de) 11:02 - 11:17 Assessment of immunization status in the urban slums; mothers' education and low socio economic status remained crucial contributors to low immunization coverage among children in Pakistan: cross sectional study » Sumera Inam (School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences), Nadia Shah (School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences) 11:19 - 11:34 Multi Sector Collaboration; Pathway to Cervical and Breast Cancer Control in Nigeria » Foluso Ishola (Youth Society on Cancer Nigeria (YSCN); Global Youth Coalition against Cancer (GYCC)) 11:36 - 11:51 Improving girl's ability to complete secondary school through peer intervention in the Mukuru slum, Nairobi Kenya » Peter Chacha Musya Baru (U-Tena Performing Artists - Youth Organization, Nairobi, Kenya1, U-Tena Arts and Education Society, Vancouver, Canada 2), Caitlin Johnston (U-Tena Arts and Education Society, Vancouver, Canada,), Michael Onchuru (African Population and Health Research Center)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:08	PBAIC-O-09 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: TBA Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Assessment of Healthcare Workers Knowledge on HealthCare Waste Management in Selected Health facilities in Abuja and Benue State, Nigeria » Moyosola Bamidele (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Abimbola Sowande (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Olufunke Jibowu (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Kelechi Amaefule (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Bala Muazu (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Jennifer Pearson (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Ngozi Agbanusi (John Snow Research & Training Institute, Inc.) 11:02 - 11:17 Improving practices of parents and caregivers to reduce unintentional home injuries of children below 5 years in a village in Sri Lanka » Nayana Ihalahewage (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka), shreenika De silva Weliange (University of Colombo), Manoj Fernando (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka) 11:19 - 11:34 Increasing Access To Quality Health Care Using Health Technology To 'Cut-Out' urban communities in Nigeria » John Ede (Ohaha Family Foundation) 11:36 - 11:51 Towards an evaluation of the local scale health and climate related ecosystem services of street trees » Jennifer Salmond (School of Environment, University of Auckland), Marc Tadaki (University of British Columbia), Sotiris Vardoulakis (Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England), Katherine Arbuthnott (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Social and Environmental Health Research), Andrew Coutts (School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University), Matthias Demuzere (KU Leuven, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences), Kim Dirks (School of Population Health, University of Auckland), Clare Heaviside (Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England), Helen Macintyre (Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England), Rachel Mcinnes (Met Office, Hadley Centre), Benedict Wheeler (European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter) 11:53 - 12:08 Built environment and its linkages to health in an urban settlement: A study of selected localities in Greater Mumbai City » Vidya Yadav (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:00	PBAIC-O-10 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: TBA Venue TBA
10:45 - 10:55 Is the neighborhood food environment associated with dietary patterns in middle income countries? Data Analyzes from ELSA-Brasil Study » Leticia Cardoso (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), Amy Auchincloss (Drexel University), Simone Santos (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), Dora Chor (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), Rosane Griep (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), Sheila Alvim (Federal University of Bahia), Ana Diez-roux (Drexel University) 10:57 - 11:07 Does increasing urbanisation in Nigeria mean improved urban health indices? The physical infrastructure and emerging health needs in Nigerian cities » Sandra Iria (Urbanisation Research Nigeria), Sunny Okoroafor (Urbanisation Research Nigeria) 11:09 - 11:19 Services accessed by homeless and street-involved youth in British Columbia » Duncan Stewart (McCreary Centre Society), Maya Peled (McCreary Centre Society), Annie Smith (McCreary Centre Society) 11:21 - 11:31 Adverse effect of tobacco use on pregnancy outcome: a multi-center hospital based case control study in urban settings of Karachi, Pakistan » Shafquat Rozi (Department of Community Health Sciences Aga Khan University), Zahid Butt (Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan), Nida Zahid (Aga Khan University), Saba Wasim (Aga Khan University), Kashif Shafique (Dow University of Health Sciences)
Sunday 10:45 - 12:08	UHE Education & Training for Urban Health: Research, Policy & Practice Chaired By: Jason Corburn & Gerard Salem Venue TBA
10:45 - 11:00 Strengthening ties and opportunities in health and planning education contextualized in urban environments: an innovative approach for capacity building in urban health » Waleska Caiaffa (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Heloisa Costa (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Department of Geography – Institute of Geosciences), Doralice Pereira (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Department of Geography – Institute of Geosciences), Janise Dias (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG, Department of Geography – Institute of Geosciences), Renato Souza (Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Department of Urbanism and Projects – School of Architecture), Amelia Friche (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Veneza Oliveira (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Roseli Andrade (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Maria Angelica Dias (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine) 11:02 - 11:17 How to map urban health facilities in LMICs; a practical guide » Alayne Adams (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Rubana Islam (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Ruman M Zakaria Salam (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Shakil Ahmed (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b))
Sunday 11:45 - 13:00	LUNCH BREAK Venue Lunch On Your Own
Sunday 12:15 - 13:15	PS-3 POSTER SESSION 3 Venue TBA
Housing and Health: What are the problems and where can we find them? » Carrie Beth Lasley (Wayne State University), Lyke Thompson (Wayne State Unviersity) Geospatial analysis to identify census tracts with TB clusters and associated socio-economic factors in a local health department » Doug Schenk (Santa Clara County Public Health Department, California), Wen Lin (Santa Clara County Public Health Department, California), Anandi Sujeer (Santa Clara County Public Health Department, California) Role of community based organizations (CBOs) in provision of Water and Sanitation system initiative through Urban Health Program in Karachi » Muhammad Imran Khan (Aga Khan University) Eliminating Cancer Health Disparities among Urban Slum Dwellers in Nigeria » Foluso Ishola (Youth Society on Cancer Nigeria (YSCN); Global Youth Coalition against Cancer (GYCC)) KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF NON PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AMONG SICKLE CELL CLIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA » Oluwatoyin ADELEKE (State Hospital, Oyo, Research and Development Unit, Oyo State, Oyo State Ministry of Health,), Olasoji Oluwafemi (Omega Academic Grammar School, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), Olawale Oluwafemi (Nigerian Space Agency, Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics, Toro, Bauchi State) 'Interacting in narrow streets': The contingencies of living in old, historic, built-up neighbourhood environments and their effect on health and wellbeing » bernadine satariano (University of Durham) Concept of Schistosomiasis Infection Indice: a new tool to assess schistosomiasis transmission sites » FREDERIC COMPAORE (International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering 2iE), Sou/dakoure Mariam (International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering 2iE), YACOUBA HAMMA (International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering 2iE), Simpore Jacques (UNIVERSITY OF OUAGADOUGOU) Schistosomiasis transmission sites assessment: case study of an endemic village in Burkina Faso during the rainy season » FREDERIC COMPAORE (International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering 2iE), Sou/dakoure Mariam (International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering 2iE), YACOUBA HAMMA (International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering 2iE), Simpore Jacques (UNIVERSITY OF OUAGADOUGOU) From Management to Curative Therapies for Chronic Diseases: Promise of Grain Amaranth and Traditional Healthcare Systems » Linus Ndonga (Strategic Poverty Alleviation Systems-SPAS) Dhaka, the Least Livable City in the World » Md. Sirajul Islam Molla (Sunder Jiban), Farhat Samin (University of Dhaka) HIV Testing Outcomes Following Implementation of a Community-level HIV Stigma and Homophobia Prevention Intervention in an Urban Neighborhood in the United States » Victoria Frye (City College of New York, CUNY), Mark Paige (New York Blood Center), Steven Gordon (Gay Men of African Descent), David Matthews (Brooklyn Men Konnect/Bridging Access to Care), Emily Greene (New York Blood Center), Vaughn Taylor-Akutagawa (Gay Men of African Descent), Beryl Koblin (New York Blood Center) Urban-Rural Inequities in use of Maternal Health Services in Nepal, 1991-2010 » Milima Singh Dangol (Thammasat University) Labor Incomes of Health Care Workers and Multiple Jobs Holding in Urban Areas of Cameroon » Gaston Brice NKOUMOU NGOA (University of Yaoundé II, REMA University Paris Dauphine, DIAL) When and Why Youth use their Cell Phones: Links to School, Family, and Peer Connectedness » Maya Peled (McCreary Centre Society), Annie Smith (McCreary Centre Society), Duncan Stewart (McCreary Centre Society) Creating a place for experiential youth in mental health research » Annie Smith (McCreary Centre Society), Maya Peled (McCreary Centre Society), Duncan Stewart (McCreary Centre Society) Can mega sporting events increase sports participation and physical activity among Canadian youth in urban centres? » Annie Smith (McCreary Centre Society) Data and Disease in Dhaka: Patterns and Perceptions of Illness in an Unplanned Community in Sankar » Amanda Morse (University of Washington), Ishtique Zahid (Spreeha Bangladesh Foundation), Ian Painter (University of Washington) Sanitation status of Srikakulam Urban-A.P, India- A study » Mythili Kethavarapu (GovtCollege for Women, Srikakulam, A.P), Jyothsna Caray (GovtCollege for Women, Srikakulam, A.P) Pattern of Healthcare Utilization of India's Urban Middle Class for Maternal Health: Comparative Analysis of two rounds of national level data » Susrita Roy (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Barriers to health care service utilization among HIV infected Hijra sex workers: Findings from Pakistan » Muslima Ejaz (Aga Kh) Hijra sex workers at risk of police fierceness and sexual abusing: qualitative study findings from Pakistan » Muslima Ejaz (Aga Kh) MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG MUNICIPAL MOTOR LOADERS AND STREET SWEEPERS IN MUMBAI » Pradeep Salve (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Dhananjay Bansod (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Bangladesh Garments, Where Humanity Cries » Farhat Samin (University of Dhaka), Md. Sirajul Islam Molla (Sun) Water and Sanitation Deprivation and Disease Experience in Inner Core Neighbourhoods of Minna, Nigeria » Yekeen Sanusi (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria) AMBIENT AIR PM2.5 AND ITS IMPACT ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN ULAANBAATAR RESIDENTS » enhjargal altangerel (Ach medical university) The determinants of the economic and financial standing of the public hospitals in Senegal » Mansoum NDIAYE (Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis) How older people experience weather in everyday life: An ethnographic approach in an urban context » Maria Antonietta Mascolli (School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo), Wanda Maria Risso Gunther (School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo) Variations in neighborhood perceptions by race and legal status » Alexis Cooke (University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health), Maria-elena Young (University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health) Cities destruction caused by hydrological disasters with environmental determinants partner and their impact on urban health » jorge castro (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/ Fiocruz) Residential segregation and Mortality Rates: A geospatial analysis of mortality rates in India » Ankita Shukla (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) DECOMPOSING SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITY IN IMMUNIZATION RATES IN UTTAR PRADESH AND ITS REGIONS » Ankita Shukla (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Abhishek Kumar (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Burden of Communicable and Non- Communicable disease in Urban India: A Regional Analysis » AJIT YADAV (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) Dynamics of child sex ratio in Urban India: A Regional/spatial patterns » AJIT YADAV (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) LIFESTYLE INDUCED MORBIDITIES AMONG ELDERLY IN INDIA » Pradeep Salve (International Institute for Population Sciences,), Anshul Kastor (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Experiences of neonatal deaths among the urban poor in Metropolitan Delhi: poor commination, poor quality, and an overwhelmed system » Jayanta Bora (Public health Foundation of India), Nandita Saikia (Jawaharlal Nehru University) DOES IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON HEALTH STATUS CONVERGE OR DIVERGE WITH LIFE-COURSE: AN INVESTIGATION OF CHINESE OLDER ADULTS » Anshul Kastor (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Disability of older women is more in urban area than rural area in Bangladesh :It needs deep attention » Yeasmin Jahan (Urban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project), Md. Abu Bakr Siddique (Uraban Primary Health Care Services Delivery Project) The distribution of healthcare facilities in two cities in Bangladesh » Shaikh Mehdi Hasan (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)), Shakil Ahmed (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B)) Women's Attitude towards Wife-Beating and its Behavioural Impact on their Maternal and Child Healthcare Service Utilization in Selected South Asian Countries » Anshul Kastor (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Inequities in healthcare seeking behaviour among the urban poor population, Bangladesh » Rubana Islam (icddrb), Syed Jafar Raza Rizvi (icddrb), Sifat Yusuf (icddrb), Alayne Adams (icddrb) Does urbanization increase the risk of and vulnerability to natural disaster: a review of the literature » Shahed Hossain (icddrb), Rubana Islam (icddrb), Anthony B. Zwi (University of New South Wales), Razib Mamun (icddrb), Saif Ur Rahman (icddrb), Md Hasan (icddrb), Rukhsana Gazi (icddrb), Nafisa Huq (icddrb), Alayne Adams (icddrb) Growing disparity in use of maternity care across ethnic groups in India: Does place pf residence matter? » Abhishek Kumar (International Institute for Population Sciences,) Migration, Urban Health, and Sex Work: a paper that explores the use of narrative and visual methods when seeking to examine the lived experiences of migrant sex workers in South Africa » Elsa Oliveira (African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand) Direct and Indirect cost of access to health facilities among women of reproductive age in Pakistan. Geographic and financial barriers remained significant contributor in seeking care. Results from Pakistan demographic health survey 2012-13 » Nadia Shah (School of PUblic Hea), Sumera Inam (School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences) Pattern and Distribution of Body Mass Index among Young Adults in a Nigerian University: A Comparative Study of Ife and WHO Classification Systems » Asafa Abiola (Department of Physiological Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.), Ogunlade Oluwadare (Department of Physiological Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.), Ayoka Abiodun (Department of Physiological Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.), Irinoye Adedayo (Medical and Health Services, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.), Owen Osasogie (Medical and Health Services, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.), Adalumo Olusoji (Department of Physiological Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.) Increase the uptake and access of primary health care services by standardization of the Antenatal care clinics at urban health posts: Evidence from Maharashtra, India » Sarita Patil (So) A Case for Urban Health and Climate Observatory within Urban Health System in India » Dr VIKAS DESAI (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Suresh Rathi (Urban Health And Climate Resilience Center), Ashish Naik (Health Department, Surat Municipal Corporation), Hemant Desai (Health Department, Surat Municipal Corporation) Developing collaborative climate change policy in cities through a focus on health » Sabrina Dekker (University College Dublin) Determinants of Vulnerability to HIV in Urban Settings in Ethiopia » Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Girma Taye (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Muluken Gizaw (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Israel Mitiku Hatau (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Zelalem Adugna (ohn Snow Inc. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Addis Tesfaye Berhanu (John Snow Inc. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) The Context of Urban Food Environment for Weight Management: "In A City with 24/7 Availability" » NAN-HE YOON (Seoul National University), Seunghyun Yoo (Seoul National University) Leveraging Local Environmental Health Capacity to Inform Geospatial Assessment of Healthy Food Access in Contra Costa County, California » John Kaufman (Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health) EXPENDITURE ON MATERNAL HEALTH CARE IN UTTAR PRADESH, India: study of out of pocket expenditure leading to catastrophic and health impoverishment » priyanka yadav (Jawaharlal Nehru University) To test not to test: Household Contact screening of Tuberculosis patients in urban slum, Dhaka » Malabika Sarker (JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University), Rifat Mahfuza (JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University), Mrittika Barua (JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University), Avijit Saha (JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University), Afzal Aftab (JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University), Shayla Islam (BRAC), Akramul Islam (BRAC) A Qualitative Multi-Methods Approach for Perceived Urban Built Environment for Physical Activity of Older Adults » Dong Ha Kim (Seoul National University), Haeli Kang (Seoul National University), E Rang Park (Seoul National University), Seunghyun Yoo (Seoul National University) Social capital and formal health-seeking behavior in Tongi, a peri-urban municipality in Dhaka - Bangladesh » Herfina Nababan (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Alayne Adams (In) Spatial Analysis of Emergency Medical Services Data to Determine Drivers of Emergency Transports » Daniel Allgeier (Contra Costa County Public Health Department), Abigail Kroch (Contra Costa County Public Health Department) Physical and social environment indicators obtained by Systematic Social Observation: distinguishing between health inequities and health inequalities » Dario Costa (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Sueli Mingoti (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Amanda Andrade (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Fernando Proietti (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), César Xavier (osub), Amelia Friche (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Waleska Caiaffa (osub) Mothers' education and socio-economic status remain key aspects to reach full polio immunization coverage: Findings from Pakistan » Sidra Zaheer (Dow University of Health Sciences) Re-defining vulnerability to diabetes in an urban setting » Stephen Linder (The University of Texas School of Public Health), Tami Wisniewski (Novo Nordisk Inc.), Anna-Maria Volkmann (University College London), Paul Ruggiere (2M Research Services LLC), Ethan McGaffey (2M Research Services LLC), Louise Hesseldal (Novo Nordisk A/S), David Napier (University College London) We are Unable to Access Condoms: Voices of the Youth in Ghana » Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme (University of Cape Coast) Where is my urban advantage? The tale of one city » Sandra Iria (Urbanisation Research Nigeria) Socioeconomic status and lack of time to physical activity: The Beagá Health Study » Amanda Fernandes (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Dario Costa (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Fabiano de Almeida Célio (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Amanda Andrade (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), Amelia Friche (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine), César Xavier (Medicine, Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana, Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil), Fernando Proietti (Medicine, Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana, Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil), Waleska Caiaffa (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte Observatory for Urban Health - OSUBH, School of Medicine) Views of Health Care Providers on Appropriate Interventions to curb Unsafe Abortion in Ghana » Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme (University of Cape Coast), Eugene KM Darteh (University of Cape Coast) Effect of Women's Education, Wealth and Empowerment status on Maternal Health Service Utilization; a road map for developing human capital » Sumera Inam (School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences), Nadia Shah (School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences) A SQUATTER SETTLEMENT : EATING HABITS AMONG POOR PREGNANT WOMEN » muhammad yousuf (Aga)
Sunday 13:30 - 14:45	PL-5 Plenary - Lessons Learned from LMICs for Advancing a Culture of Health in the US Venue TBA
13:30 Lessons Learned from LMICs for Advancing a Culture of Health in the US » Chair - TBD
Sunday 14:45 - 15:00	BREAK Venue TBA
Sunday 15:00 - 16:30	ID-1 Informal Discussion-The Future of Healthy & Equitable Cities Chaired By: Gerard Salem, University Paris Quest & Jason Corburn, UC Berkeley Venue TBA
Sunday 15:00 - 17:00	LMIC-O-01 LMIC Lessons Learned - Strategies for Community Engagement Chaired By: Shauneequa Owusu, The New York Academy of Medicine Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:15 Human Resilience: The Community and Public Strength to Promote Healthy Urban Space » Ana Maria Sperandio (UNICAMP), Lauro Francisco Filho (UNICAMP), Sidney Bernardini (UNICAMP), Adriana Carneiro (UNICAMP), Carolina Carmo (UNICAMP), Jussara Guarnieri (UNICAMP), Danielle Montrezor (UNICAMP), Geraldo Delgado Neto (Faculty of Jaguariuna), Anderson Augusto Dal'Bó (Faculty of Jaguariuna) 15:17 - 15:32 Engaging Community Stakeholders Using Data for Decision Making to Improve an Urban Community Health Worker Program in the Slums of Freetown, Sierra Leone » Emily Cummings (Concern Worldwide), Khadijatu Bakarr (Concern Worldwide), Megan Christensen (Concern Worldwide), Henry Perry (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) 15:34 - 15:49 A Model for Engaging Communities in Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in Informal Urban Settlements: Lessons from Ebola » Meredith Minkler (University of California, Berkeley), Frederick Marais (Department of Health Western Cape Government) 15:51 - 16:06 Citizen Participation in delivery of Urban Environmental health can make a difference » Dhiraj Kumar Nath (Asian Development Bank), Md. Nurul Islam (Dhaka City Corporation) 16:08 - 16:23 Design of an intervention on the food environment in an urban Brazilian area with high social vulnerability » Paula Martins (Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)), Maria Oliveira (Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)), Lucas Sanches (Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)), Renata Lopes (Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)), Matheus Melzer (Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP)), Semiramis Domene (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Joel Gittelsohn (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Sunday 15:00 - 16:23	LMIC-O-02 LMIC Lessons Learned - Models for Built Environment That Advance Health and Equity in Cities Chaired By: Kim Libman, The New York Academy of Medicine Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:15 Road crossing safety for vulnerable road users: school pupils' assessment of their walking routes in the Cape Coast metropolis of Ghana » Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi (University of Cape Coast), Kwabena Koforobour Agyemang (University of Cape Coast), Kingsley Nana Osei (University of Cape Coast), Albert Abane (University of Cape Coast), Edem Amenumey (University of Cape Coast) 15:17 - 15:32 RAPID HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORT POLICIES IN MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE » David Rojas-Rueda (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Mireia Gascon (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Maria Manaca (Centro de Investigación en Salud de Manhiça (CISM)), Antoni Plasencia (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Mark Nieuwenhuijsen (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)) 15:34 - 15:49 Exploratory analysis of spatial data in nutritional epidemiogy: identifying food stores distribution patterns in the urban area » Maria Oliveira (UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO), Claudia Luques (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO), Marcela Veiros (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA), Fernanda Valim (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO), Karina Marques (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO), Paula Martins (UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO PAULO) 15:51 - 16:06 WHO's new guide on Age-friendly City indicators » Paul Rosenberg (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development), Megumi Kano (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development), Amit Prasad (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development), Alex Ross (World Health Organization Centre for Health Development) 16:08 - 16:23 Incorporating Urban Travel Choices to Air Quality Policies: Lessons from New York City, Paris and São Paulo » Anne Dorothée Slovic (School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo), Sofia Oliver (School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo), Helena Ribeiro (School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo)
Sunday 15:00 - 17:00	LMIC-O-03 LMIC Lessons Learned - Health Workforce Development for Primary Care & Community and Mental Health Chaired By: Jo Ivey Boufford, The New York Academy of Medicine Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:10 The Urban Health Extension Program of Ethiopia: Service delivery related lessons from implementation » Zelalem Adugna (John Sn) 15:12 - 15:22 Migration and Maternal Health: BRAC's experience in delivering Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health services in slums of urban Bangladesh » Nauruj Jahan (BRAC), Kaosar Afsana (BRAC) 15:24 - 15:34 A Nurse Led Urban Health Movement in Shanghai » Pamela Hoyt Hudson (The Rogosin Institute), Barry Smith (The Rogosin Institute), John Wang (The Rogosin Institute), Li Ling Chen (Dreyfus Health Foundation), yu jiazhen (China Community Health Alliance), Molly Phillips (The Rogosin Institute) 15:36 - 15:46 The double burden of the disease:stigmatization of individuals suffering from mental disorders in Cameroonian metropolises » Blaise Nguendo Yongsi (Institute for Training and Research in Population Studies (IFORD)) 15:48 - 15:58 Atypical Forms of Employments and Wage Gaps of Healthcare Workers in Urban Areas of Cameroon » Gaston Brice NKOUMOU NGOA (University of Yaoundé II, REMA University Paris Dauphine, DIAL) 16:00 - 16:10 Can frontline workers be effective in presbyopia screening? An experience from BRAC reading glass project » Anita Chowdhury (BRAC), Mahfuzar Rahman (BRAC)
Sunday 15:00 - 17:00	LMIC-O-04 LMIC Lessons Learned - Engaging Young People in Advancing a Culture of Health in their Communities Chaired By: Rajesh Anand, UNICEF Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:15 YOUTH FOCUSED DIALOGUES IN URBAN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS: An innovative approach to increase contraceptives uptake » Mercy Kamau (Jhpiego (an affliate of John Hopkins University)) 15:17 - 15:32 Extent of Masculinity among youth and its influence on Risky Sexual behaviour: A study of Urban Slum communities in Mumbai, India » ankita siddhanta (International Institute for Population Sciences,) 15:34 - 15:49 Adolescent Girls Initiative – Kenya: Research to Determine What Works for Very Young Adolescent Girls in an Urban Slum in Nairobi, Kenya » Karen Austrian (Population Council), Eunice Muthengi (Population Council), Taylor Riley (Columbia University), Joyce Mumah (African Population and Health Research Center), Caroline Kabiru (African Population and Health Research Center), Benta Abuya (African Population and Health Research Center) 15:51 - 16:06 Improving girl's lives through creative interventions strategies in the Mukuru slum, Nairobi Kenya » chacha musya (C.Musya1, M. Onchuru 2, U-Tena Performing Artists - Youth Organization,) 16:08 - 16:23 A Health Promotion intervention to reduce bullying among early adolescents in a rural school in Sri Lanka » Krishani Jayasinghe (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka), Manuja Perera (University of Kelaniya), Najith Guruge (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka)
Sunday 15:00 - 16:23	LMIC-O-05 LMIC Lessons Learned - The Business Community and Urban Economic Development Chaired By: David Erickson, San Francisco Federal Reserve Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:15 Understanding the urban healthcare landscape: is there method in the madness? » Alayne Adams (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Rubana Islam (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)) 15:17 - 15:32 Investing in Urban Health: Evidence from three Asian countries » Inez Mikkelsen-Lopez (Asian Development Bank), Eduardo Banzon (Asian Development Bank), Susann Roth (Asian Development Bank), Altantuya Jigjidsuren (Asian Development Bank), Claude Bodart (Asian Development Bank), Ida Pantig (Asian Development Bank), Brian Chin (Asian Development Bank) 15:34 - 15:49 Engaging the Private Sector to Address Urban Health Issues in India » L.M Singh (IPE- Global), Sainath Banerjee (IPE- Global), Shailesh Kumar (IPE- Global), Radhika Sarin (IPE- Global) 15:51 - 16:06 Mapping the two year progress of the National Urban Health Mission policy of India » shahab siddiqui (Ministry of Health and family Welfare, India), Jatin Dhingra (Pricewaterhouse Coopers India) 16:08 - 16:23 Health equity in a thriving city and dying villages: A study of multidimensional healthcare access in urban-villages of Delhi, India » Rakesh Chandra (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)
Sunday 15:00 - 16:30	PBAIC-O-11 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Jean Christophe Fotso, African Population & Health Research Center Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:15 CLOSING THE GAP ON UNMET FAMILY PLANNING NEEDS OF THE URBAN POOR IN KENYA » Margaret Kilonzo (Jhpiego) 15:17 - 15:32 A Study on the Impact of Noise Pollution on selected Residential and Commercial Neighbourhoods in Nigeria » TOKURA AIYEJINA (Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Abuja, Nigeria) toksaiyejina@gmail.com) 15:34 - 15:49 Assessing The Utilization Of The National Health Insurance Scheme in North Central Nigeria » franklin nwaoha (Sitrep), Chidinma Okoroha (Sitrep) 15:51 - 16:06 Labour and Survival: Investigating self Medication among Market Women in Ado Ekiti Metropolis » Babatunde Omotosho (Federal University Oye-Ekiti) 16:08 - 16:23 An analysis of spatio-environment and health inequalities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia » Ranavijai B. Singh (Ethiopian Civil Service University)
Sunday 15:00 - 16:30	PBAIC-O-12 Place Based Actions to Prevent Disease and Promote Health In Cities Chaired By: Hortensia Amaro, University of Southern California Venue TBA
15:00 - 15:15 Achieving health equity through place-based interventions » Roshanak Mehdipanah (University of Michigan), Hortensia Amaro (University of South California), Julie Clark (University of Glasgow), Manuel Franco (University of Alcala)
Sunday 16:45 - 18:00	PL-6 Plenary - Place Based Actions to prevent disease and promote health in cities Venue TBA
16:45 Place Based Actions to prevent disease and promote health in cities » Chair - TBD
Sunday 18:00 - 20:00	ISUH BOARD MEETING AND DINNER Venue TBA
Sunday 18:00 - 19:00	ISUH Business Meeting Venue TBA
Monday, 4th April
Monday 07:30 - 12:00	REGISTRATION DESK HOURS Venue TBA
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-01 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Danielle Ompad, New York University Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Making the Case for Public Health Programs - Insider Advocacy Tips » Brent Ewig (Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs) 08:17 - 08:32 Improving air quality in New York City through cleaner heating fuels: novel methods for fine scale evaluations of public health impacts » Iyad Kheirbek (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene), Thomas Matte (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) 08:34 - 08:49 Urbanization, Inequality in Housing, Living Environment Presents Health and Well-being Risks – Calls For Ensuring Quality in Social Housing Policy and Programs » Kabir Agarwal (Department of Economics, University of Mumbai), Siddharth Agarwal (Urban Health Resource Center), Prakasha Sahoo (Formerly, Urban Health Resource Centre) 08:51 - 09:06 Multi-Sensory Experience, Positive Distractions and Well-being: The Role of Consumption Spaces in Total Healing Environment Paradigm » Zdravko Trivic (Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-02 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Eugenie Birch, University of Pennsylvania Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Potential of Integrated Disease Surveillance Project for improved municipality disease surveillance in Pune, India » Eva Pilot (Maastricht University), Thomas Krafft (Maastrich University), Vivek Singh (Public Health Foundation India), sudhir patsute (Naidu Infectious Disease Hospital, Pune) 08:17 - 08:32 Lack of Basic Amenities for Urban Slum Dwellers: A Framework of Paradigm Shift to Bring Sustainable Development for Them » Nuzhat Sharmin (Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany) 08:34 - 08:49 Comprehensive Health Impact Assessment for Active Travel: a "PASTA" project approach » David Rojas-Rueda (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Esther Anaya (Imperial College London), Ione Avila-Palencia (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Christian Brand (Oxford University), Tom Cole-Hunter (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Audrey De Nazelle (Imperial College London), Evi Dons (VITO), Regine Gerike (University of Dresden), Thomas Goetschi (University of Zurich), Sonja Kahlmeier (University of Zurich), Natalie Mueller (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Annika Nilsson (TRIVECTOR), Fabio Nussio (Rome Mobility Agency), Juan Pablo Orjuela (Imperial College London), Luc Int Panis (VITO), Francesca Racioppi (WHO - EUROPE), Elisabeth Raser (BOKU), Carsten Rothballer (ICLEI), Julian Sanchez (London), Christian Schweizer (WHO - EUROPE), Tina Uhlmann (BOKU), Sandra Wegener (BOKU), Mark Nieuwenhuijsen (ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL))
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-03 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Niels Lund, Novo Nordisk Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Urban diabetes – understanding the challenges and opportunities » John Nolan (Steno Diabetes Center), David Napier (University College London, Department of Anthropology), Malene Bagger (Novo Nordisk A/S), Niels Lund (Novo Nordisk A/S) 08:17 - 08:32 Integrating Health and Housing to Address the Needs of Vulnerable Populations » Jeremy Cantor (John Snow Research & Training Institute, Inc.), Joshua Bamberger (San Francisco Department of Public Health) 08:34 - 08:49 The free health services policy for people living with HIV: perspectives of health providers and insurance managers in urban Northern Ghana » Philip Ayizem Dalinjong (1Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Upper East Region, Ghana), Alexander Suuk Laar (2Kybele/Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Ghana Health Service, Greater Accra Region.) 08:51 - 09:06 Utilization of Recommended Maternal Health Care Services among First Time Adolescent Mothers: A Comparative Analysis of Rural versus Urban India » Kaushlendra Kumar (Evidence Action, New Delhi), Shrividya Malviya (All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-04 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Gerard Salem, University of Paris Quest Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Malaria-Related Knowlegde, Treatment and Prevention Practices in Peri-Urban Kumasi, Ghana » Joseph Yeboah (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) 08:17 - 08:32 Implementing a large-scale testing-for-tickets intervention to impact HIV awareness and testing uptake in 3 large urban jurisdictions: successes, challenges and lessons learned » Jennifer Chapman (Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS)), Matty Lehman (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia), Peter McLoyd (Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center), Marlene McNeese (Houston Department of Health & Human Services) 08:34 - 08:49 Why women in urban settings fail to use available maternal health services: Qualitative study in urban areas of Ethiopia » Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Girma Taye (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Muluken Gizaw (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Israel Mitiku Hatau (School of Public Health; Addis Ababa University), Zelalem Adugna (John snow Inc. Ethiopia), Addis Tesfaye Berhanu (John snow Inc. Ethiopia) 08:51 - 09:06 Assessment of Urban Flood Risk in Nigeria, a case study of Lafia Zone » Moyosola Bamidele (John Snow Training & Research Institute Inc), Thomas Wakayi (College of Education, Akwanga)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-05 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Jason Corburn, University of California Berkeley Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Small Business and Community Health: A Health Impact Assessment and Literature Review » Alina Schnake-Mahl (Harvard Center for Population & Development Studies), Barry Keppard (2. Public Health Division, Metropolitan Area Planning Council), Mariana Arcaya (Harvard Center for Population & Development Studies) 08:17 - 08:32 MPACT OF INDISCRIMINATE DISPOSAL OF SACHET WATER WASTES ON THE QUALITY OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IN MINNA, NIGER STATE » okoli Anthony (Federal University of Technology, Minna. Nigeria) 08:34 - 08:49 Explaining the variation in child and adult health and nutrition outcomes in Bangladesh's cities: Evidence from empirical decompositions » Quynh Nguyen (World Bank), Dhushyanth Raju (World Bank), Ramesh Govindaraj (World Bank) 08:51 - 09:06 The Role of the Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) Handbook in establishing a continuum of care for mothers, newborns, and children: BRAC's experience from urban slums of Bangladesh » Tamjida Sohni Hanfi (BRAC), Nauruj Jahan (BRAC), Kaosar Afsana (BRAC) 09:08 - 09:23 Improving accessibility and utilization of healthcare services for urban poor through implementation of a maternity referral system in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India » Aurelia Dsouza (Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action), Ruchi Deshpande (Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-06 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Blaise Nguendo Yongsi, University of Yaounde II Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Internal Migration and Rural-Urban Development Nexus: the Case of Uganda » John Mushomi (Makerere University), Abel Nzabona (Makerere University), Christian Kakuba (Makerere University) 08:17 - 08:32 A qualitative study to explore social determinants of health and health inequities in children under-five years old across poor-urban and poor-rural areas of Province Sindh, Pakistan » Gul Nawaz Khan (Tehran University of Medical Sciences,), Reza Majdzadeh (Tehran University of Medical Sciences,), Hossein Malekafzali (Tehran University of Medical Sciences,), Shehla Zaidi (Aga Khan University) 08:34 - 08:49 Challenges in the measurement of the food environment » Bruna Costa (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Mariana Menezes (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Patrícia Freitas (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Larissa Guimarães (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Luana Ferreira (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Mariana Alves (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,), Aline Cristine Lopes (Federal University of Minas Gerais - UFMG,) 08:51 - 09:06 An Appraisal of the Nigerian Environmental Policy: A Process of Restructuring for Sustainable Development » Adejumo Oluwabunmi (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria) 09:08 - 09:23 Measuring environmental determinants of health: a review of complexity in benchmarking systems » Helen Pineo (Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, University College London and Building Research Establishment), Nicole Zimmermann (Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, University College London), Paul Wilkinson (Department of Social and Environmental Health Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Michael Davies (Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources, University College London)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-07 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Mei-Po Kwan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Integrating Health Impact Assessment with New York City's Community Planning Process: A Critical Reflection on Policy Transfer » Kimberly Libman (The New York Academy of Medicine), Lindsey Realmuto (The New York Academy of Medicine), Shauneequa Owusu (The New York Academy of Medicine) 08:17 - 08:32 Urban space, public policy and health inequalities: Bamako in the heart of the "Cancer Plan" in Mali » Abdoul Karim Doumbia (Aix Marseille Université (France) / Université de Bamako (Mali)) 08:34 - 08:49 Improving access to urban primary health care services in Bangladesh: Need for improved coordination and harmonization in policies » Karar Ahsan (MEASURE Evaluation, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA), Peter Streatfield (International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)), Rashida Ijdi (MEASURE Evaluation, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA), Gabriela Escudero (MEASURE Evaluation, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA), Abdul Khan (Program Management & Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh), MM Reza (Program Management & Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh) 08:51 - 09:06 Understanding how "urban health" got onto the agenda of Ethiopia: Retrospective Analysis using Hall's theoretical model » Zelalem Adugna (John Snow Inc.)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-08 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Jo Ivey Boufford, The New York Academy of Medicine Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Evidence based obstetric and newborn practice is poor in Northern Ethiopia » Girmatsion Fisseha (Mekelle University), Yemane Berhane (Addis Continental Institute of Public Health), Alemayehu Worku (Addis Ababa University), Wondwossen Terefe (Mekelle University) 08:17 - 08:32 Social mix policies: are they resulting in better health outcomes and reducing health inequalities? Results from a literature review » Giulia Marra (Politecnico di Torino), Giulia Melis (SiTI – Higher Institute on Territorial Systems for Innovation, Turin), Elena Gelormino (Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 5 – ASL TO5) 08:34 - 08:49 Small job and bigger outcomes: Community advocacy and sensitization for better development. Jedidiah Koomson » Jedidiah Koomson (Ghana Health Service) 08:51 - 09:06 Urbanisation and Mental Health in South Asia : Concerns » ulimiri v somayajulu (Sigma Research and Consulting) 09:08 - 09:23 Slum Primary Healthcare Models involving State, Municipal and Civil Society partners: a comparison of three city-models in India » Gautam Chakraborty (Population Foundation of India), Sainath Banerjee (IPE- Global), Sachin Gupta (USAID/India) 09:25 - 09:40 Developing the sensitivities of policy makers and practitioners to urban health contexts and complexities » Alayne Adams ((BRAC) James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University), Shoshannah Williams ((BRAC) James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University), Sabina Rashid ((BRAC) James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-09 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: David Vlahov, University of California, San Francisco Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Better Together: A Best Practices Strategic Collaborative Model for Urban Jurisdictions and Metropolitan Areas Responding to HIV » Jennifer Chapman (Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS)), Dea Varsovczky (Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS)), Sam Rivera (Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS)) 08:17 - 08:32 Promoting Food Justice and Tobacco Control in Urban Food Deserts: A Case Study of Community Action and Policy Change in San Francisco » Meredith Minkler (University of California), Jessica Estrada (Tenderloin Health Corner Store Coalition), Jennifer Falbe (University of California, Berkeley), Susana Hennessey - Lavery (San Francisco Department of Public Health), Ryan Thayer (Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation) 08:34 - 08:49 Health Service Availability and Mapping in Urban Slums: A Descriptive Analysis of Health Facility Data in Two Kenyan Communities » Tova Tampe (George Washington University), Amira Roess (George Washington University), David Rain (George Washington University), Cheng Huang (George Washington University) 08:51 - 09:06 Poverty as the 'cause of causes': call for action and research into addressing poverty to improve the health of urban communities: Evidence from Pakistan » Aftab Akbar Ali Mukhi (The Aga Khan University), Nazila Bano Khalid (Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan & Aga Khan Social Welfare Board for Pakistan), Tazeen Saeed Ali (The Aga Khan University) 09:08 - 09:23 Assessment of the targeted programme for the use of Female Condoms in the urban settings of the three States in India » Sunil Thomas Jacob (UNFPA)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-10 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Blaise Nguendo Yongsi, University of Yaounde II Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Health Management Information System for Maternal & Newborn Health in Urban India » Dipankar Bhattacharya (Save the Children, India), Benazir Patil (Save the Children, India), Uzma Syed (Save the Children, USA), Lara Vaz (Save), Sudeep Singh Gadok (Save the Children, India), Rajesh Khanna (Save the Children, India) 08:17 - 08:32 HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS OF SLUM DWELLERS IN A MEDIUM SIZED CITY IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA » Musilimu Adeyinka ADETUNJI (Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria) 08:34 - 08:49 Environmental Exposure and Health Problems among Male Leather Tannery Workers: A Study of Kanpur City, India » Gyan Chandra Kashyap (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI), Shri Kant Singh (INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES, MUMBAI) 08:51 - 09:06 Prioritize Health! How should a hospital contribute to the health of the community it serves? » Lindsey Realmuto (The New York Academy of Medicine), Maya Scherer (The New York Academy of Medicine), Alexandra Kamler (The New York Academy of Medicine), Tongtan Chantarat (The New York Academy of Medicine), Marthe Gold (The New York Academy of Medicine), Linda Weiss (The New York Academy of Medicine) 09:08 - 09:23 Urban and transport planning related exposures and mortality: a health impact assessment for cities » Natalie Mueller (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), David Rojas Rueda (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Xavier Basagaña (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Marta Cirach (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Tom Cole-Hunter (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Payam Dadvand (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), David Donaire-González (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Maria Foraster (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute), Mireia Gascon (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), David Martinez (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Cathryn Tonne (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Margarita Triguero-Mas (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Antònia Valentín (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)), Mark Nieuwenhuijsen (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL))
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-11 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Yonette Thomas, AAG/NYAM Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 FATIGUE AND DRIVING: A CASE STUDY IN CAPE COAST METROPOLIS » Ogunleye-Adetona Comfort Iyabo (University of Cape Coa), Essilfie Felix (University of Cape Coast, Ghana.) 08:17 - 08:32 Healthcare utilization as a predictor of in-pharmacy HIV testing » Rafael Pérez-Figueroa (Columbia University), Silvia Amesty (Columbia University), Crystal Fuller Lewis (New York University) 08:34 - 08:49 Feminization of disease and disability association in six low and middle income countries: Evidence from the Study of Global Ageing and Health » MOHAMMAD HIFZ UR RAHMAN (International Institute for Population Sciences,) 08:51 - 09:06 Lessons from Abroad on Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations » Deborah Kim-Lu (CUNY Graduate Center)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-12 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Jean Christophe Fotso, African Population & Health Research Center Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Self Reported Asthma among Textile Production Workers In Nairobi, Kenya Jairus Musumba Bsc MPH PhD candidate Acting Director Public Health Department Nairobi City County Government Nairobi, Kenya » jairus musumba (Jomo Kenyatta university college of agriculture and technology) 08:17 - 08:32 Research translation into food policy recommendations using Photovoice: a novel experience of citizen science in Madrid » Maria Urtasun (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Maria Sandin (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Paloma Conde (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.), Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.) 08:34 - 08:49 Urban Health Program of India : Progress , Issues and Challenges » Sainath Banerjee (IPE- Global), Gautam Chakraborty (Population Foundation of India), Jatin Dhingra (Pricewaterhouse Coopers India) 08:51 - 09:06 Assessing health system factors influencing healthcare providers' implementation of new guidelines on Mother to Child Transmission of HIV in Urban hospitals in Ghana » Alexander Suuk Laar (1 Kybele/Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Ghana Health Service, Greater Accra Region.), Philip Ayizem Dalinjong (2 Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Upper East Region, Ghana) 09:08 - 09:23 STREET FAMILIES AND FAMILY PLANNING: A neglected and yet a vital aspect for urban programming » Mercy Kamau (Jhpiego (an affliate of John Hopkins University))
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	EFA-O-3 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs Chaired By: Mark Rosenberg, Queens University, Canada Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Urban-rural disparities in obesity levels: a global trends analysis » Honor Bixby (Imperial College London, on behalf of NCD-RisC) 08:17 - 08:32 Sanitation for People with Disabilities: A Framework for Research and Practice » Gauri Desai (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Korydon Smith (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Pavani Ram (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), James Jensen (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), James Lenker (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Jane Wilbur (WaterAid UK) 08:34 - 08:49 Urban Health System Development in the Philippines: A Policy Analysis » Rosalie Espeleta (Department of Health-National Capital Regional Office) 08:51 - 09:06 The Effect of Urbanization on Insulin Resistance » Mohan Thanikachalam (Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine), Christina Fuller (Georgia State University), Kevin Lane (Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies), Jahnavi Sunderrarajan (Sri Ramachandra University), Hari Vanzan (Sri Ramachandra University), Doug Brugge (Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine), Sadagopan Thanikachalam (Sri Ramachandra University) 09:08 - 09:23 Influencing Active Travel Behavior: The Importance of Social Norms » William Riggs (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo)
Monday 08:00 - 09:45	WHO-UH WHO II - Urban Heart Chaired By: Alex Ross Venue TBA
08:00 - 08:15 Bringing Urban HEART to the United States: The Results of Six Pilot Health Equity Assessments » Abigail Schachter (Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan), Roshanak Mehdipanah (University of Michigan), Amit Prasad (Department of Information, Evidence and Research, WHO Geneva), HBHEHED 624 Students (Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan) 08:17 - 08:32 Urban HEART @ Detroit: A health equity assessment and response tool for the city of Detroit » Roshanak Mehdipanah (University of Michigan), Amy J. Schulz (University of Michigan), Barbara A. Israel (University of Michigan), Chris M. Coombe (University of Michigan), Healthy Environments Partnership Steering Committee (University of Michigan)
Monday 09:45 - 10:00	BREAK Venue TBA
Monday 10:15 - 11:30	PL-7 Plenary - Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs for Urban Health Venue TBA
10:15 Evidence for Action in Policy and Programs for Urban Health » Chair - TBD
Monday 11:00 - 12:00	CLOSING PLENARY Venue TBA

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