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Prioritizing Health in Our Cities

WebThis blog was originally published on JSI.. Our USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities project (BHC) has partnered with Anant National University for a series of …

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Building Healthy Cities

WebOverview The USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities project aims to refocus city policies, planning, and services with a health equity lens while improving data-driven decision …

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Climate, Clean Air and Health: An Integrated Approach

WebTo find enduring solutions for air pollution, public health and climate change, we need to define the problem and the solution in ways that engage allies beyond the …

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Building Healthy Cities Two Pager

WebThe USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities project aims to refocus city policies, planning, and services with a health equity lens while improving data-driven decision making for …

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Urban Resilience Sector Guidance: Health

WebThis document is a companion to the USAID Urban Resilience Technical Guidance.It aims to support USAID staff and implementing partners to integrate activities …

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How USAID is Advancing Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient …

WebUSAID is working with local governments to implement climate-smart planning and invest in blended sources of urban climate finance, such as in Bogotá, Colombia, …

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STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING SAFETY IN URBAN AREAS

WebHEADLINES FROM THE WORLD URBAN Ensuring safety in cities is priority a development that can enable or constrain other outcomes. Global development agendas, such as

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USAID Urban Resilience Sector Guidance: Health

WebThis document is a companion to the USAID Urban Resilience Technical Guidance. It aims to support USAID staff and implementing partners to integrate activities that strengthen …

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Low and Middle Income Countries Urban Air Pollution Solutions

WebMarch 14, 2023. Region: Global. Issue: Air Quality. This technical document is intended to aggregate potential policy-relevant solutions to control air pollution and improve health in …

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New Report Analyzes Impacts of Air Pollution on Public Health in …

WebThis blog was originally published on Climatelinks. Air pollution is a major issue in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where its impacts not only contribute to …

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From Waste to Recovery: Reducing Ocean Plastic Pollution in the

WebDriven by an entrepreneurial spirit and the potential to turn plastic waste into a resource, Alfonso decided to pioneer a new local industry: recycling. The Dominican …

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Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP)

WebThe objective of the SEUHP is to strengthen the Government of Ethiopia’s UHEP by improving the quality, use, and management of community-level urban health …

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Women, Transportation, and Air Pollution in India

WebA study in Delhi found 90 percent of women reported facing sexual harassment in public spaces overall, 51 percent of women faced harassment in public …

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Urban Development Media Scan

WebUSAID. New Resource Hub: Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) Global. How New York City Is Tackling Extreme Heat In A Warming World (7/16/18) …

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ProFam Urban Outreach: A High Impact Model for Family Planning

WebIn 2009, Population Services International (PSI) launched an innovative family planning (FP) outreach model in collaboration with the Malian Ministry of Health’s …

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How USAID Nepal Used Artificial Lungs to Show the Effects of Air

WebRaising awareness about air pollution with art installations The effects of climate change and environmental issues can oftentimes be difficult to see in our daily …

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Monitoring Particulate Air Pollution and Human Health in Africa

WebOverview Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is the top environmental health risk worldwide and has been associated with more than 4 million deaths per year, …

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Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Program

WebStep 1: Provide Positive Test Result 3-5 minutes 1.1Inform client that the test results are available. 1.2P rovide p eliminary esults clearly and simply. 1.3Review the meaning of …

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Identifying Childhood Lead Poisoning in the Philippines

WebThe Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that about half of the 40 million children in the Philippines have blood lead levels (BLLs) above 5 microgram …

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