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Cities are drivers of health. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the disproportionate impact poor health has on disadvantaged communities within cities. Although a whole systems approach is the most effective way of reducing health inequalities in urban areas, it is all too often approached as a conceptual exercise, rather than a series of practical, action-orientated steps, supported by data and focused on impact.
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Estwick, R. (2022). Why Health in Cities Matter: A Whole Systems Approach in Practice. In: Gatzweiler, F.W. (eds) Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme. Urban Health and Wellbeing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2523-8_2
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