Human Resilience: The Community and Public Strength to Promote Healthy Urban Space
Abstract
Introduction: The necessity of urban public policies that protect the interest of the community, developing the construction of an inclusive and healthy territory, contributes to the decentralization of government and the... [ view full abstract ]
Introduction: The necessity of urban public policies that protect the interest of the community, developing the construction of an inclusive and healthy territory, contributes to the decentralization of government and the strengthening of community governance. The formation and conservation of collaborative networks supported by intersectoral such as political and legislative bases generate sustainable urban interventions. The research’s source is the Network of Potentially Healthy Cities, a Brazilian network established in 2003, which aims to enable, expand and monitor strategies in the construction of a healthy municipalities.
Objective: The purpose is to present facts that indicate the effective applicability of the network as this supports the development of public policies and social movements of a healthy city.
Methods: Compiled qualitative data related to the proposals of the Network’s actions and their repercussions as well as bibliographic data for health promotion, healthy municipalities and municipal official documents.
Results: In ten years since the start, it has been possible to identify changes in the development of actions to promote and enhance the capability of the municipalities through health promotion projects. Intersectoral action is shown to be possible if work is combined between community groups and institutions to implement governance. The social awareness reinforces values and principles of healthy urban planning, transforms social interaction in a network of feelings and cooperation with focus on life’s quality as well as achieves happiness. Projects started in other political mandates were continued and increased by those involved, allowing more flexible and inclusive urban planning.
Conclusion: Integrated management with the population’s wishes demonstrates the importance of building a healthy city, considering the collective thoughts as a tool for quality of life, which aside from concern with actions that provide welfare, aims to ensure its effectiveness and give proposals and ensure human resilience, basic subsidies for healthy urban planning.
Authors
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Ana Maria Sperandio
(UNICAMP)
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Lauro Francisco Filho
(UNICAMP)
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Sidney Bernardini
(UNICAMP)
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Adriana Carneiro
(UNICAMP)
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Carolina Carmo
(UNICAMP)
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Jussara Guarnieri
(UNICAMP)
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Danielle Montrezor
(UNICAMP)
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Geraldo Delgado Neto
(Faculty of Jaguariuna)
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Anderson Augusto Dal'Bó
(Faculty of Jaguariuna)
Topic Areas
I. Urbanization AND Health: what interactions? 1.1 New paradigms, concepts, methods, and t , VI. Research and action 6.1 Collaboration; interaction of researchers; stakeholders 6.2 S , VII. Urban health policies 7.1 Governance and policy frameworks 7.2 Health in all policies , VIII. Academic and professional education and training for urban health 8.1 Prerequisite a
Session
LMIC-O-01 » LMIC Lessons Learned - Strategies for Community Engagement (15:00 - Sunday, 3rd April, TBA)
Paper
International_Conference_on_Urban_Health_SPERANDIO_UNICAMP.doc
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