SALURBAL (2017-2023)
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SALUD URBANA EN AMÉRICA LATINA (SALURBAL)
Lessons from Latin America on what makes cities healthy, equitable, and environmentally sustainable
SUMMARY
Launched in 2017, the Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) or Urban Health in Latin America Project convened faculty, students, and staff at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health and from partner institutions across Latin America and the United States.
SALURBAL’s first phase, from 2017-2023, engaged over 200 professionals from multiple disciplines to study the ways urban environments and urban policies impact the health of city residents throughout Latin America. SALURBAL collected and harmonized data from 371 cities in 11 countries, allowing the team to examine differences in health and wellbeing both between and within urban areas. The project’s dissemination and policy outreach activities engaged diverse stakeholders across Latin America to ensure that project findings responded to local priorities and informed policies and interventions to create healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable cities.
SALURBAL 2017-2023 was funded by the Wellcome Trust [205177/Z/16/Z] and led by Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Director of the Urban Health Collaborative and Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health.
Drivers of Health in Cities
SALURBAL analyzed urban data to reveal how cities impact health outcomes, health inequities, and environmental sustainability.
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Urban Policies and Interventions
SALURBAL evaluated the impact of urban policies and interventions on health and the environment.
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Systems Thinking for Urban Health
SALURBAL used systems approaches to gain insight into the dynamic relationships between the urban environment, health, and environmental impact.
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Evidence for Action
SALURBAL worked with policymakers and the media to disseminate our research so that it could be used to drive change.
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