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Healthy cities report presented in Rotterdam
On the 21st of September the Partners for Healthy Cities presented the report 'Joint investments in healthy cities' to the City of Rotterdam.
Partners for Healthy Cities is a joint initiative of five Rotterdam-based organisations: Dura Vermeer, Com•wonen, De Stromen Opmaat Groep, GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond and the Albeda College. Together they invited Euricur to carry out an international comparative study into the conditions under which joint investments in healthy cities are effective. Through case studies in Helsinki, Liverpool, London, Udine and Vancouver, Euricur has been able to identify several best practices in urban health promotion.
Jeroen Klijs, Leo van den Berg and Alexander Otgaar, photo by Sebastiaan Knot
During the symposium on the 21st of September the Partners for Healthy Cities not only presented the results of the international study, but they also announced the kick-off of a pilot project in Lombardijen, a Rotterdam neighbourhood. Under the slogan 'From ground to mouth' the Partners want to bring the production of healthy food back in the city. The pilot project was set up during a two-day workshop with representatives of the five partner organisations, other (community-based) organisations with a stake in the neighbourhood and citizens.
Apart from the report, the Partners also presented a magazine called 'Springlevend' (alive and kicking) including a summary of the study's main conclusions and information about the pilot project.
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