9th International Conference on Urban Health, New York, USA

The 9th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2010) will be held at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York, NY. The conference will consist of plenary sessions, concurrent sessions and poster presentations. Conference organizers are also arranging to hold several sessions in conjunction with community-based organizations and policymakers.

The principal theme to be addressed at ICUH 2010 will be good governance for healthy cities, with special interest in the positive consequences in urban health interventions, as well as the social and public health policies that are required to address these issues.

The New York Academy of Medicine has been advancing the health of people in cities since 1847. An independent organization, NYAM addresses the health challenges facing the world’s urban populations through interdisciplinary pproaches to innovative research, education, community engagement and policy leadership. Drawing on the expertise of diverse partners worldwide and ore than 2,000 elected Fellows from across the professions, our current priorities are to create environments in cities that support healthy aging; to
strengthen systems that prevent disease and promote the public’s health; and to implement interventions that eliminate health disparities.

For more information, visit: www.icuh2010.org