Cities for Better Health

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🏙️ When cities redesign their food environments with health in mind, it doesn't stop at the city limits— it moves through the entire food system.

Hear from Annie at our latest #CityHealthTalk 👇 https://t.co/40h3bXqD07

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🍎From food systems to local partnerships – cities are reshaping food environments to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Hear insights from the latest #CityHealthTalk.

🎥 Watch the webinar: https://t.co/40h3bXraPF

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@JoMJewell @CityBloom87 @c40cities

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🌍 Opportunities to play are shrinking in cities. We’re here to change that.

Today, we launch the Active Play Challenge — a global call for ideas that create more opportunities for active play for children.

5 winners receive up to $100,000 USD to bring ideas to life.

Apply now 👉 https://t.co/Fbm6XYjzt6

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In Lisbon’s Ajuda neighbourhood 🇵🇹, only 1 in 5 food places sell fresh produce.

But access to healthy food isn't just what’s on the shelf – its steep hills, street design and slow public transport.

Healthier food environments mean rethinking neighborhoods themselves.

🎥 Watch more: https://t.co/EFdSGGZUPD

@citiesforpeople @CamaraLisboa

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The question is no longer why cycling matters for health. It’s how fast cities can deliver it at scale.

That’s the conversation we’re bringing to #VeloCity2026 in Rimini 🚴 — alongside city leaders, cyclists and changemakers.

Find us at booth 71 🇮🇹

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/0HgtKG7G8b

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🚨 More children than ever are living with overweight – a reality shaped by the food environments around them.

@UNICEF’s new report shows what’s driving this and how we can fix it.

📖 Read: https://t.co/8yzZSKAn9O

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🥦 How can we reshape urban food environments to support healthier everyday lives?

Join @JoMJewell, @CityBloom87 and @c40cities to find out!

📅10 June (15.00-16.00 CEST)
📝 Register: https://t.co/FDSvPo3lar

#CityHealthTalk

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🌱 Local food, global impact.

Day 3 of #RomeNutritionWeek2026 is tomorrow — join @UN_Nutrition & @FAO online to explore how local food solutions can transform nutrition outcomes worldwide.

Register here: https://t.co/aVnqVkBLZY

#HealthyFood #RNW26

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“Health is built by connecting schools, primary care and the community” – Rubén Cano, Mayor of La Victoria

In Lima 🇵🇪, this approach is already in action, bringing systems together to strengthen prevention and support children’s health where it matters most.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/KerAsgBwt6

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Featured insights from: @CityBloom87 @c40cities @JoMJewell

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How do our streets, schools and shops shape what we eat?

📅 Join us on 10 June (15.00-16.00 CEST) #CityHealthTalk explores practical examples of how cities and communities are creating healthier and more equitable food environments.

📝 Sign up to register: https://t.co/kU3A5dT7UP

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🌱The spaces where we buy, share and experience food shape health every day.

The Thriving Foodscapes Approach with @citiesforpeople helps cities understand how neighbourhoods influence access to healthy food and identify where barriers exist.

🔗 Discover more: https://t.co/pZIehEK5g2

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🍽️ Why are healthy food options harder to reach in some neighbourhoods than others?

It’s not behaviour, it’s the foodscape.

Use our Foodscapes Assessment toolkit with @citiesforpeople to map what’s shaping access to healthy food in your city.

📖 Explore the toolkit: https://t.co/M4S4ORbJDP

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🍴 Access to healthy food is shaped long before people sit down to eat.

In Campinas 🇧🇷,  Passos para uma vida melhor unites city sectors to improve food environments and create more opportunities for healthier living across the community.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/4irm5iWQD2

#HealthyFood #UrbanHealth

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What does healthier urban living look like in practice?

Join @Penalosa_G (@8_80Cities), Hélène Chartier (@c40cities) and the winners of the 2024 Healthy Cities Challenge from 🇧🇷 🇦🇷 🇰🇪 to hear how local action and urban design are helping shape healthy, green and thriving communities!

📅 19 May | 17.00 CEST
🔗 Register: https://t.co/c67pgykDia

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🍱 Children can be powerful advocates for healthier food habits.

In Chiba City 🇯🇵, COPI Japan is helping children bring healthy eating into everyday family life through nutrition ambassadors, school workshops and community partnerships.

📘 Read more: https://t.co/GGiEemgGFt

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