Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) (“Urban Health in Latin America”) is a five-year multi-country research project coordinated by the Dornsife School of Public Health and based at Drexel’s Urban Health Collaborative. SALURBAL is funded by a $12 million grant from the Wellcome Trust; its principal investigator is Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Dean and Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at the Dornsife School of Public Health. Many of the project’s co-investigators are Drexel faculty members from Dornsife and the College of Arts and Sciences, along with collaborators from universities in Latin America. The SALURBAL research team also consists of UHC post-doctoral fellows and Dornsife doctoral students. In total, the SALURBAL project features a team from 13 institutions representing seven countries in Latin America and three partner universities in the U.S. (including Drexel University). The project is the main activity of the Urban Health Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC-Urban Health).

Partners

Federal University of Minas Gerais, 

Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), 

National Institute of Public Health, 

National University of Lanus, 

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, 

University of the Andes, 

University of California at Berkeley, 

University of Chile, 

University of Sao Paulo,

Washington University in St Louis

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

SALURBAL researchers are currently working on approximately 75 studies related to city and neighborhood-level factors and health outcomes, evaluations of urban policies and interventions, and systems methods applied to urban issues. Through dissemination, outreach, and events, SALURBAL seeks to reach a diverse group of policymakers, researchers, civil society organizations, and the public with its findings. One of the project’s long-term goals is to share evidence and insights to promote urban health on policy agendas across levels of governments and support policy and planning processes to build healthier cities globally.

Research Team

• Ana V. Diez Roux, Principal Investigator
• Amy Auchincloss, Co-Investigator
• Sharrelle Barber, Co-Investigator
• Usama Bilal, Co-Investigator
• Jose Tapia Granados, Co-Investigator
• Brent Langellier, Co-Investigator
• Mariana Lazo, Co-Investigator
• Gina Lovasi, Co-Investigator
• Yvonne Michael, Co-Investigator
• Harrison Quick, Co-Investigator
• Alex Quistberg, Co-Investigator
• Brisa N. Sanchez, Co-Investigator

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Learn More About SALURBAL

For more about the Salud Urbana en America Latina (SALURBAL) project, our partners and goals, visit the LAC-Urban Health Network website.