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WHO Knowledge Network on Urban Settings (KNUS) has just released its final report, entitled Our Cities, Our Health, Our Future. The final report summarizes the research and efforts of the KNUS over the past two years. It is available for download here.

The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) is an association of researchers, scholars, and professionals from various disciplines and areas of the world who study the health effects of urban environments and urbanization.

Membership in ISUH is open to anyone who is interested in the health of urban populations.

The goals of ISUH are to encourage research, interventions, and program evaluations that lead to healthier cities in the 21st century.

Our aim is to...

• Facilitate the exchange of perspectives, research methods, and data on the study of diseases in urban areas.
• Study the effects of urbanization on health
• Evaluate and help develop programs that lessen urban health risks and promote well-being of people living in urban areas.