Urban governance for health and well-being:  A step-by-step approach to operational research in cities

Overview

Building on good practices in the WHO Healthy Cities programme, this step-by-step approach and the indicators developed allow for the establishment of diagnoses in cities and monitoring of the performance of participatory governance for urban health and well-being. The approach is intended to support operational research in cities by facilitating the selection of indicators for better understanding and a broader perspective of the interactions among all the dimensions of good urban governance for health and well-being. Selection of appropriate, context-adapted indicators will allow stakeholders to work together to find solutions for particular health challenges, intended outcomes and impact. This step-by-step approach was informed by findings from Good urban governance for health and well-being: A systematic review of barriers, facilitators and indicators.