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SALURBlog

SALURBlog is an online platform for dialogue and discussion on urban health (Salud Urbana) in Latin America, produced and coordinated by the SALURBAL project. SALURBAL researchers and members of the wider SALURBAL network contribute through SALURBlog to a regional and global conversation about urban health issues in Latin America. Contributors to the blog are experts in urban health, urban planning, and urban policy from across the region. 

Want to write for the blog? Download our guidelines here and email salurbal@drexel.edu.

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ICUH 2025 – Weaving climate action and wellbeing from the Pacific

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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A Letter From COP30

Nov 25, 2025

Last week, SALURBAL-Climate Co-Principal Investigator Ana Diez Roux travelled 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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Uma carta da COP30

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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SALURBAL Panel at COP30

Una carta desde la COP30

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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Parental leave and infant mortality: lessons across cities in Latin America

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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Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Latin American Cities: Exploring Contextual Factors for a Healthier Future

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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Understanding the Drivers of Green Space Availability in Latin American Cities

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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Climate Change Meets Public Health Meets Music

Mar 31, 2023

"The underlying drivers of climate change are rooted in our economic system, in what we consume and how, and in how we organize our society", SALURBAL's principal investigator reflects on climate change and the new phase of the project on this blog post published by Drexel University's School of Public Health.

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Climate Change and Urban Health in Latin America

Nov 22, 2022

As COP27 draws to a close, we reflect on SALURBAL’s key findings to-date regarding the impacts of climate change on health and health equity in Latin American cities.

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