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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 Urban Health Network for Latin America and the Caribbean 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.

Sao Paulo streets

As iniquidades da Pandemia COVID19 – para além das iniquidades em saúde, as iniquidades econômicas se somam no contexto brasileiro

Apr 02, 2020

Letícia Cardoso, co-pesquisadora da FIOCRUZ Rio de Janeiro e membro da SALURBAL, fala sobre uma parte da sociedade brasileira que enfrentará ainda mais desafios com a atual pandemia: os envolvidos na economia informal.

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Woman walking in a park

Our Pandemic and Our Planet

Apr 02, 2020

Dr. Gina Lovasi from Drexel University Urban Health Collaborative discusses how understanding the relationship between the health of the public and our planet can help identify win-win situations during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Aeriel photograph of a LatAm city

COVID-19 and Latin American cities

Mar 27, 2020

Dr. Usama Bilal, Co-Investigator of the SALURBAL project, highlights how economic and health inequalities display challenges for Latin American cities during COVID-19.

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two people sitting in a Bogota slum

Cities, health equity, and COVID-19

Mar 26, 2020

Dr. Ana Diez Roux, Principal Investigator of the SALURBAL project discusses how COVID-19 will affect the socially disadvantaged and why social distancing is imperative, especially in cities.

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Mosquito

Mosquitos in cities: What climate change means for the spread of disease in Latin America

Mar 10, 2020

Claire Slesinski, Senior Program Manager for Global Urban Health and the SALURBAL project talks about mosquito-borne diseases and how climate change is contributing to infestation in some cities previously believed to be safe from them. 

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Forum discussion

How can urban health research drive policy action?

Feb 27, 2020

SALURBAL’s latest policy brief, “Knowledge to Policy Translation for Urban Health,” explores ways researchers can support evidence-based policies and interventions.

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RUCAS team

RUCAS involucra a los ciudadanos de Santiago

Feb 12, 2020

A través de diversos instrumentos el proyecto RUCAS busca determinar la condición de la salud urbana de ciudadanos en Santiago de Chile, así como difundir los resultados a involucrados y líderes políticos para generar el diseño de mejores polícias en materia de vivienda.

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Climate change, health, and inequity

Dec 20, 2019

Climate change, health, and inequality represent critical, global challenges. Better understanding the connections between these issues creates opportunities for responses from multiple sectors that maximize co-benefits and leverage key arguments to drive action.

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Informal food outlet in Latin America

Informal food retailers, small food outlets and their implications for urban food systems

Sep 09, 2019

Mónica Mazariegos of the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) and collaborator on the SALURBAL project discusses the ways the informal food sector shapes food systems and food environments across Latin America. 

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