Building Healthy Communities

01/09/2019 15/03/2022

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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.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Turin - Italy

Lecce - Italy
Amaroussion - Greece
Bacau - Romania
Baia Mare - Romania

Lodz - United Kingdom
Lidingo - Sweden
Barnsley - United Kingdom
Belfast - United Kingdom
Madrid - Spain

Timeline

2008

Project launch

2011

Project completed

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