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World Health Day – 7 April 2010
Join the global movement to make cities healthier
Luluk Ishardini
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World Health Day 2010 will focus on urbanization and health. The theme was selected in recognition of the effect urbanization has on our collective health globally and for us all individually.
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Get involved
Tell the world about what is happening in your city and exchange ideas with people from around the globe. Go to the campaign social media site to join the discussion, upload your videos and photos and nominate your urban health hero:
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1000 cities, 1000 lives
You can also follow the campaign on:
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Flickr
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Some facts on urbanization
- Over 3 billion people live in cities.
- In 2007, the world’s population living in cities surpassed 50% for the first time in history.
- By 2030, six out of every 10 people will be city dwellers, rising to seven out of every 10 people by 2050.
World Health Day campaign: 1000 Cities, 1000 Lives
With the campaign 1000 cities, 1000 lives, events will be organized worldwide during the week of 7 – 11 April 2010.
The global goals of the campaign are:
1000 cities: to open up public spaces to health, whether it be activities in parks, town hall meetings, clean-up campaigns, or closing off portions of streets to motorized vehicles.
1000 lives: to collect 1000 stories of urban health champions who have taken action and had a significant impact on health in their cities.
Background
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Register your city or event now
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1000 cities: open streets to people
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1000 lives: share the story of local health champions
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About this year's theme
News
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Chilean cities joining global World Health Day movement
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Guadalajara, Mexico and the Vía RecreActiva movement are joining the campaign (in Spanish)
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More news
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