Healthy cities initiative in China: Progress, challenges, and the way forward

• Main Authors: Yuqi Bai (Author), Yutong Zhang (Author), Olena Zotova (Author), Helen Pineo (Author), José Siri (Author), Lu Liang (Author), Xiangyu Luo (Author), Mei-Po Kwan (Author), John Ji (Author), Xiaopeng Jiang (Author), Cordia Chu (Author), Na Cong (Author), Vivian Lin (Author), William Summerskill (Author), Yong Luo (Author), Hongjun Yu (Author), Tinghai Wu (Author), Changhong Yang (Author), Jing Li (Author), Yixiong Xiao (Author), Jingbo Zhou (Author), Dejing Dou (Author), Hui Xiong (Author), Lee Ligang Zhang (Author), Lan Wang (Author), Shu Tao (Author), Bojie Fu (Author), Yong Zhang (Author), Bing Xu (Author), Jun Yang (Author), Peng Gong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: China implemented the first phase of its National Healthy Cities pilot program from 2016-20. Along with related urban health governmental initiatives, the program has helped put health on the agenda of local governments while raising public awareness. Healthy City actions taken at the munic...