Dec 17, 2025
The new Gender and Health Equity in the City tool connects research with public policy to improve urban living conditions. Developed from data on three Latin American urban transformations, it helps researchers, managers, and activists identify characteristics that promote gender equality. The guide is available in Portuguese, English, and Spanish to support the creation of more equitable cities.
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Dec 17, 2025
El proyecto SALURBAL-Clima (parte de la red SALURBAL) realizará dos evaluaciones de impacto en salud para analizar intervenciones urbanas que mitiguen el calor extremo. Una de ellas es el Proyecto RUCAS, el cual se lleva a cabo en Chile evaluando el Plan de Arbolado Urbano del Gobierno Regional Metropolitano, bajo la dirección de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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Dec 08, 2025
The SALURBAL-Climate project was present at the ICUH 2025 conference in Wellington, New Zealand. The event, which took place from November 17 to 21, explored how Māori and Pacific wisdom is woven into the global pursuit of climate-resilient, healthy cities.
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Nov 25, 2025
Last week, SALURBAL-Climate Co-Principal Investigator Ana Diez Roux traveled to the 2025 Climate Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, to present on behalf of the project the new SALURBAL Portal and City Profiles. Read into her experience attending the event and the weight of it being held in a region like the Amazon.
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Nov 25, 2025
Na semana passada, Ana Diez Roux, co-pesquisadora principal do SALURBAL-Clima, viajou para a Conferência das Partes sobre Mudanças Climáticas (COP30) de 2025 em Belém, Brasil, para apresentar em nome do projeto o novo portal SALURBAL e os perfis das cidades. Leia sobre sua experiência ao participar do evento e a importância de ele ser realizado em uma região como a Amazônia.
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Nov 25, 2025
La semana pasada, Ana Diez Roux, coinvestigadora principal de SALURBAL-Clima, viajó a la Conferencia de las Partes sobre el Cambio Climático (COP30) de 2025 en Belém, Brasil, para presentar en nombre del proyecto el nuevo portal SALURBAL y los perfiles de las ciudades. Lea sobre su experiencia al asistir al evento y la importancia de que se celebre en una región como la Amazonía.
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Jun 10, 2025
In Latin America, comprehensive paid parental leave policies, particularly those that combine generous maternity leave with new paternity leave, can significantly reduce infant and neonatal mortality.
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Apr 02, 2025
In Latin American cities, less than 10% of the adult population meets the daily fruit and vegetable recommendation of “5 a day”. Although food choices depend on individual socioeconomic status and vary according to age and gender, contextual variables also play a significant role.
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Dec 18, 2024
A new study compiles extensive data on urban green spaces in 371 cities in eleven countries in Latin America and analyzes the quantity and spatial configuration of green spaces in relation to the characteristics of the urban environment.
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