Taking Action
Urban Health 360 works with its partner organizations to Take Action by working on projects on the ground, engaging communities, integrating data platforms, and enhancing local capacity.
Partnerships & Collaborations
Enhancing
Local Capacity
Partnerships & Collaborations
World Telehealth Initiative
PRECIOUS GEMS CHARITY
SAMAGRA
PROJECT
ART IMPACT INTERNATIONAL
Cen Health Academy
WorLD TeleheaLth Initiative - UH360 - PRECIOUS GEMS PARTNERSHIP
World Telehealth Initiative (WTI), Urban Health 360 (UH360), and Precious Gems Charity (PGC) formed a partnership to equip the Opoji Comprehensive Health Centre with access to the Teledoc network and virtual care devices to enable philanthropic medical support for clinicians and patients via telehealth.
WTI will place two devices in the community: one at the Opoji Comprehensive Health Centre and one at a primary health care provider with associated networks in and around Opoji.
These devices are governed by the WTI-PGC-UH360 Partnership.
SAMAGRA PROJECT
The SAMAGRA project provides us with a unique opportunity to help shape the post-Covid urban health construct.
- One that makes a compelling economic case for investing in urban health,
- One that prioritizes those that are marginalized and the poor,
- One that acknowledges and organizes markets to meet urban health needs,
- Finally, one that leads to learnings that will transform and shape the global thinking on urban health.
A.K. Nandakumar, PhD, Chair, Program Advisory Group of Experts|
Download a fuller description of the Samagra Project
URBAN HEALTH IN INDIA
- Nine out of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in India and pollution accounted for 1.7 million preventable deaths in urban India.
- The false dichotomy between urban and rural populations is no longer true.
- Covid showed that urban systems are not as resilient as thought; millions lost their livelihoods and in turn access to healthcare.
- India saw a decline of 60% to 80% in maternal and neo-natal health services, TB programs have slipped, and we have set back girls’ education by decades and given the important role women play in ensuring the health of the household this will have cascading effects that will last a long-time.
ART IMPACT INTERNATIONAL
“Creating a healthier world will require a retelling of the story of health. Art, in its role as a communicator of our better ideas, stands to play a unique role in that aspiration.” – Sandro Galea.
The Arts and Public Health, Health Promotion Practice, https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/hppa/22/1_suppl.
FOCUS:
Health in Urban Poor Communities of the Global South
- COVID-19 and other diseases in urban environments
- Community health action and awareness
- The urban environment: physical and built environment – urban structures, infrastructure, slum dwelling; waste management; air pollution
- Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene – safe drinking water; toilets; drainage & irrigation
URBAN HEALTH INFORMATICS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & AWARENESS
Outreach and awareness campaigns for the residents and key stakeholders of Opoji Kingdom.- Creation of a Community Board.
- Reception and commissioning process upon arrival and unveiling of the devices.
- Awareness and sensitization campaigns to engage and enlighten all community members and key stakeholders on the benefits of the device for the health of the community.
- Stakeholder and key-person interviews, focus groups, and consultations to ensure adequate dissemination of information about the devices, including how they will be utilized and the benefits to the community.
ENHANCING LOCAL CAPACITY
