Tools & Publications
ISUH and its project teams produce a range of publicly available resources to support practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and advocates working to improve urban health. All resources are freely available for download and adaptation.
Highlighted Resources
Five Building Blocks for Equity
ISUH ACE Project — Distillation of global evidence on what most consistently advances health equity in cities, presented as a practitioner-accessible framework. Available as a 2-page summary and a full guide.
Equity into Action: A Starter Kit
ACE Project — A structured guide for practitioners and organizations beginning equity-focused urban health work.
Bright Spots Library
ACE Project — A curated, searchable collection of city-level health equity innovations from every world region.
ICUH Conference Proceedings
Annual proceedings from 22 editions of ICUH — a primary archive of global urban health research from 2002 to present.
→ 2025 Abstract Book
Mud to Mortar Case Study
Phased evaluation findings from the Bangladesh flooring project — documenting health, economic, and social outcomes across six implementation cycles.
Malaria in Cameroon Case Study
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WHO Urban Health Frameworks
Contributions to WHO-level urban health systems thinking, available for practitioner and policy use.
→ Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision-makers (2025)
→ Urban health capacity assessment and response (2024)
→ Setting global research priorities for urban health (2022)
Urban Health & Wellbeing
The Urban Health & Wellbeing programme proposes a new conceptual framework for considering the multi-factorial nature of both the determinants and the manifestations of health and wellbeing in urban populations.