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| Congratulations to Glasgow, United Kingdom, Novosibirsk, Russia and Villanueva de la Canada, Spain. 49 cities are now designated! | ||
| 02 February 2010 | ||
| These cities have been designated in Phase V of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. They will join other cities working toward the common goal of striving for health and healthy equity in all local policies. | ||
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| Night noise guidelines for Europe | ||
| 03 November 2009 | ||
 Environmental noise is a threat to public health, having negative effects on human health and well-being. This book reviews the health effects of exposure to night-time noise, examines dose–effect relations, and presents interim and ultimate guideline values for exposure.Outstanding scientists reviewed the scientific evidence in the WHO European Region and used it to draw up the guideline values. The guidelines were peer-reviewed and discussed to reach a consensus among the experts and stakeholders. This book offers guidance to policy-makers in reducing the effects of night-time noise, thus helping to improve the health of the people in the Region. | ||
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| 7 April 2010 | ||
 World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. With the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives", events will be organized worldwide calling on cities to open up streets for health activities. Stories of urban health champions will be gathered to illustrate what people are doing to improve health in their cities. | ||
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| 2010 Annual integrated Business and Technical Conference of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network | ||
 We are pleased to announce that the dates for the 2010 Annual integrated Business and Technical Conference of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network and of the National Healthy Cities Networks in Phase V will take place in Sandnes, Norway between 17-19 June 2010. Participation is by invitation only. | ||
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The WHO Healthy Cities programme engages local governments in health development through a process of political commitment, institutional change, capacity building, partnership-based planning and innovative projects. It promotes comprehensive and systematic policy and planning with a special emphasis on health inequalities and urban poverty, the needs of vulnerable groups, participatory governance and the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. It also strives to include health considerations in economic, regeneration and urban development efforts.
Over 1200 cities and towns from over 30 countries in the WHO European Region are healthy cities. These are linked through national, regional, metropolitan and thematic Healthy Cities networks, as well as the WHO European Healthy Cities Network for more advanced cities.
The WHO European Healthy Cities Network consists of a network of cities from around Europe that are committed to health and sustainable development. They are designated to the WHO European Healthy Cities Network on the basis of criteria that are renewed every five years. Each five-year phase focuses on a number of core priority themes and is launched with a political declaration and a set of strategic goals. The overarching goal of Phase V (2009–2013) is Health and health equity in all local policies. Cities are focusing on three core themes: caring and supportive environments, healthy living and healthy urban design. Phase V is supported by the Zagreb Political Declaration for Healthy Cities in the European Region.
Healthy Cities is a global movement. Healthy Cities networks are established in all six WHO regions. 
