November 1-5, 2011

1. November 1-5, 2011 Urban Health action toward equity www.icuh2011.org Ministério da Saúde Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Belo Horizonte

2. ICUH 2011 • The Conference Plenary Sessions Special Plenary Special Sessions Oral, poster and oral poster presentations Pre-conference (November 1, 2011): • Workshops • mini-courses • site visits • network meetings

5. Theme and subthemes • Urban health for action toward equity • 1st day: Setting the stage • 2nd day: Evidence • 3rd day: Action

6. Program • 1st day: Setting the stage • The UH model: reducing health disparities and improving health (new or existing science?) • The UH history of the movement to address health disparities in the urban context: mobility, urban habits, air pollution, climate change, drugs, , food security versus nutritional security (all in once) • Urban crisis X health crisis: accelerated urbanization in developing countries

7. Program • 2nd day: Evidence • Setting the tools: urban health metrics • Beyond the health indicators: addressing urban health to achieve the MDG and others indicators • The importance of local data – accumulated experiences (Observatories) • Climate change and urban health: metrics

8. Program • 3rd day: Action • Translating data into action: reducing health and urban disparities • Remodeling the urban space with human and social responsibility: intersectorial intervention • Moving safety: urban accessibility and mobility – Road Safety • Health policies related to UH: governance models • Building capacity: urban health training in teaching, research and service (standards or best practices) • Challenges and implications • The future: the ideal city

9. Key Dates

10. Registration Fees *Students must attach a pdf file, certifying current registration on a course. ** For pre-conference activities, the rates can be different. Plus applicable taxes and fees.

17. Urban Health action toward equity

18. Web site in construction: See: http://testes.hbatecnologia.com/icuh/

19. Committees (to be discussed) Steering Committee Chair: Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa Co-Chair: David Vlahov Institutions to be represented (current and to be added): New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) School of Medicine - Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) BH Observatory for Urban Health Brazilian Ministry of Health Belo Horizonte City Hall and Belo Horizonte City Health Dept PAHO ABRASCO FIOCRUZ Universities

20. Scientific Committee (current and to be added) • Chair: Fernando Proietti • - Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche • - César Xavier • - Cibele Comini • - Celeste Rodrigues • - Deborah Malta • - Ana Diez-Roux • - Diana Rossi (Arg) • Pablo Simerman (Arg) • Waleska Caiaffa • ISUH Board: francoise barten <francoiseb@gmail.com>; Shannon Zenk <szenk@uic.edu>; Paul Kizito <pkizito@ncapd-ke.org>; Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa <wcaiaffa@yahoo.com.br>; Anita Palepu <apalepu@hivnet.ubc.ca>; "Silimperi,Diana" <dsilimperi@msh.org>; Dr. Patricia O'Campo <O'CampoP@smh.ca>; "clementazodo@yahoo.com" <clementazodo@yahoo.com>; "sids62@yahoo.com" <sids62@yahoo.com>; Danielle Ompad <DOmpad@nyam.org>

21. Organization and Logistic Committee (current and to be added) Chair: Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche - Alex Rothman - Aline Dayrell Ferreira - Marcela Cortês - Isabel Correa - José Paulo Vicente (Fiocruz) Fundraising and Finance Committee (current and to be added) - Vânia Couto (UFMG) Comunication Committee (current and to be added) - Gilberto (ACS/UFMG)