Building Healthy Communities
ResultsHealth is important for the wellbeing of individuals and society, but a healthy population is also a prerequisite for economic productivity and prosperity. The Lisbon strategy underlines the importance of health as a key factor for economic growth. However there is a limited awareness of the contributions that a "healthy" urban policy can make to tackle challenges in health.
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Health is important for the wellbeing of individuals and society, but a healthy population is also a prerequisite for economic productivity and prosperity. The Lisbon strategy underlines the importance of health as a key factor for economic growth. However there is a limited awareness of the contributions that a "healthy" urban policy can make to tackle challenges in health.
Key dates
Project launch
01 November 2008
Project completed
01 July 2011
Network status
Closed
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Now Available the Material from the BHC Final Conference
The Final Conference of the BHC Project has been held In Brussels on June 7. Representatives from DG REGIO and DG SANCO as well as Mr Jean-Loup...
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BHC Newsletter n. 9
The issue number 9 of the BHC Newsletter is now available with the feedbacks from the Lecce exchange, the profile of the Lidingö ULSG, the BHC open...
BHC Final Conference in Brussels
The Final Conference of the Building Healthy Communities Project will be held in Brussels on 7 June 2011.
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BHC Third Thematic Report
The Bhc III Thematic Report is now available for downloading. The report underlines the importance of the interaction and cooperation between Cities...
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