Health and wellbeing news/2008-2020

Barcelona's car-free 'superblocks' could save hundreds of lives, Sep 10, 2020...The Guardian

• World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis, May 26, 2020...theguardian.com
• The pandemic isn’t a portal, yet, Neal Gorenflo, Apr 27, 2020...@shareable
• Bogotá expands bike lanes to curb coronavirus spread, Mar 20, 2020...smartcitiesworld.net
• What is Coronavirus Teaching us About Resilience? David Jacobin, Mar 15, 2020...davidjacobin.com

Air pollution is now a 'health emergency', head of NHS England warns, Oct 21^[1]

• Mending hearts: how a ‘repair economy’ creates a kinder, more caring community, Jun 12^[2]
• New Zealand 'wellbeing' budget promises billions to care for most vulnerable, May 30^[3]
• Urban co-design for better wellbeing and health: Healthy New Town, Jan 9^[4]

References

Save millions of lives by tackling climate change, says WHO, Dec 5, 2018^[1]

• Air pollution now 'largest health crisis', Nov 22, 2018^[2]
• Prototyping a ‘Citizen Research Centre’ by Sarah Drummond, Nov 14, 2018^[3]
• Future proofing with kindness, Oct 9^[4]
• How do you build a healthy city? Copenhagen reveals its secrets, Feb 11^[5]
• We need to talk about ageing – and it’s about far more than the NHS, Feb 4, John Harris^[6]

References

Huge health gap revealed between UK’s rich and poor, Dec 23, 2017...^[1]

• Economic Inequality and Health Inequality Are Inextricably Linked, Dec 5, 2017...^[2]
• Being poor kills – to improve public health the government must tackle inequality, Apr 10, 2017...^[3]

Can Commons Thinking Drive a New Health System? Nov 30, 2016...^[4]

• World’s first passive house hospital planned, July 18, 2014...^[5]
• Sustainable Medicine, Cuba and Peak oil, 20 October, 2009...^[6]
• Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st Century, May 14, 2009...^[7]
• Integrated health strategies can save children’s lives, says UNICEF flagship, State of the World’s Children Report 2008, January 22, 2008...^[8]

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