Healthy Cities – Lessons learned since the 1986 Ottawa Charter and priority setting for the next 25 years in Canadian Cities

The Fourth Annual Healthy Cities Conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, policy leaders, and trainees to reflect on the past, present, and future of healthy cities in Canada. Over two days, participants will explore lessons learned, set priorities for the next 25 years, and engage in critical conversations on how to translate knowledge into meaningful, scalable change

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Abstract information

Important information

• Presenters may submit original, or previously presented abstracts
• Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to attend the conference and to share a 3 min pre-recorded presentation of their poster, which will be played at the virtual conference within the program.

Key Dates

• September 5th, 2025 – Call for Abstracts opens, registration for conference opens.
• October 15th, 2025 – Abstract Submission Deadline. Abstract Submission now closed.
• October 28th, 2025 – Notification of Abstract Review/Acceptance and poster presentation instructions

Abstract Submission overview:

The Conference Program Committee invites abstract submissions for poster presentations. Abstracts discussing solutions and interventions addressing the complex needs, challenges, and opportunities of healthy cities that encompasses many themes such as but not limited to:

• Transportation, movement, aging, equity, indigenous, housing, urban planning, geography, policy, public health, gender, health, smart cities, big data, circularity of food, etc.
• All disciplines reflective of tri-council are welcome.

Required Abstract Format:

Please note that abstracts that do not adhere to the required abstract format (as indicated below) may be subject to return to author and require resubmission (an additional fee).

• Abstracts must be submitted via email at [email protected]
• Abstract is being submitted by the presenting author.
• Presenting author is listed FIRST in the list of authors.
• Authors’ first and last names must be spelled out in full.
• Affiliation of co-authors is completed in full.
• In the abstract title, you have capitalized the first word only, other than proper nouns.
• Abstract does not exceed 350 words (excluding the title). This word limit includes any
• funding information.
• Abstract is written in English.
• Standard abbreviation is used; any special/unusual abbreviations are in parenthesis.
• after the full word when it appears the first time.
• Financial support should be indicated in brackets at the end of the abstract. Financial
• support information is included within your 350-word limit. No references nor
• acknowledgement sections are required.
• Abstract does not include sub-headings, charts, or tables.
• The abstract has been proof-read for errors.

Additional Information:

The fourth annual healthy cities conference is virtual. Upon receiving an accepted abstract notice, you may be selected for one of the following:

• Accepted to record a 3-minute presentation of your poster that will run in a designated recorded poster session.
• Accepted as a poster presentation.
• More details will be provided in the acceptance notice.
• All student presenters are required to attend both days of the virtual conference.