05 March 2014 — 07 March 2014 Manchester University

In March 2014 the city of Manchester, United Kingdom will play host to the 11th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH).

Manchester offers the perfect platform for such a high profile global conference offering both a rich public health history - Manchester was the birthplace of public health pioneer, Edwin Chadwick in 1800 - and a bright, exciting and vibrant future in terms of the innovation and opportunities for the city's residents, businesses, employers and visitors.

ICUH provides the ideal forum for knowledge exchange for urban health stakeholders attracting multidisciplinary scientists, practitioners, development partners and various national and regional senior policymakers from around the world. With the ultimate goal to mobilise and energise like-minded professionals, ICUH will address the effects of urbanisation and urban environments on the health of urban populations.

The conference will last for four days, with the first day (Tuesday 4th March) focusing on site visits to health, educational, historic and cultural places of interest in and around the city.

The following three days (Wednesday 5th - Friday 7th March) will consist of a wide range of plenary lectures by world renowned guest speakers. There will also be hosted workshops, delegate speakers and posters selected through abstract submission. Delegates have access to all these facilities throughout the conference.

History

ICUH was founded in 2002 and is sponsored by The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH). The first ever ICUH was held in Toronto, Canada and was held annually in various cities around the world for 9 years, since 2011, however the event has taken place every other year. ISUH's aim is to hold the conference in a different global city every other year in order to broaden the reach of the society and the impact of its efforts.

David Vlahov, the founder of the International Society of Urban Health and Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, express their views on ICUH 2014.

https://www.icuh2014.com/Home/IntConf