The Third Annual Healthy Cities Conference
June 24th, 2024
The Third Annual Healthy Cities Conference
Food, Housing, Mobility, and Longevity as Entry points for Accelerating Prosperous and Resilient Urban and Rural Circular Economies
As cities worldwide continue to expand, there is a pressing need for new perspectives and innovative solutions to address the complex problems that arise. Attendees of this conference will gain insights into today’s challenges and potential solutions for fostering healthier cities, where people can live, work, and play.
The Healthy Cities conference aims to bring together researchers, trainees, practitioners, and knowledge users with an interest in building healthy cities to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange. By facilitating discussions on current issues, research findings, and potential solutions, the conference aims to identify emerging priorities for healthy cities and opportunities for further research and training.
The conference program will feature sessions and posters covering a wide range of topics related to healthy cities. These may include implementation science, convergence-by-design, food and health, Indigenous issues, equity, transportation, and housing, as well as training and policy.
Program
Session One
Session Two
Session Three
Session Four
Keynote Session
Agenda
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Opening Remarks |
| 9:00am – 10:30am | Keynote Session: The Governance of Implementing Healthy Cities |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Health Break & Poster Viewings |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Session One: Advancing Sustainable Agriculture: Integrating Nutrition and Climate-smart Practices into Rural and Urban Food Systems |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Session Two: Navigating Tomorrow: Mobility, Innovation, and Ecosystem Design for Human and Planetary Well-being |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Session Three: Redefining Home: Exploring Affordable and Sustainable Housing in the Circular Economy |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Refreshment Break & Poster Viewing |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Session Four: From Learning Health Systems to Learning Society Systems: Insights for Rural and Urban Circular Economy Acceleration |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | Closing Remarks |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Joint Reception with Circular Hotspot Conference |
Sponsors
The SMART Training Platform is supported by:
