Urban Health Cluster

The first European Cluster to improve and safeguard health and well-being of citizens, leaving none behind.

The concept
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€30,5 Million
6 Projects
101 Partners
5 years

Cluster Composition

The Urban Health Cluster consists of six H2020 projects (eMOTIONAL Cities, ENLIGHTENme, HEART, RECETAS, URBANOME and WELLBASED), funded under the same Call of the Horizon 2020 European Framework Porgramme

Working Groups

Six working groups on practical topics of shared interest have been organised between the projects according to the Cluster’s mandate.

Our shared Vision

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Aims

  • Increase visibility for urban health research successful in other areas
  • Bring stronger contribution to policies such as EU Urban Agenda
  • Facilitate international cooperation with other relevant ongoing and potential future initiatives on urban issues and health, funded by Horizon 2020 and/or Horizon Europe
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Expected Impact

  • More robust evidence for policy making on improved urban health in the EU
  • Improved population health, physical and/or mental, in urban areas of the EU
  • Reduced health inequalities in urban areas

Actions of the Cluster

Common Dissemination and Communication Activities

Thematic Workshops

Joint Scientific Publications

News & Events

WELLBASED Latest Survey: Warnings from Winter 2022-23

WELLBASED just published the findings of its most recent research carried out between October 2022 till April 2023. It shows that low-income households were not comfortably warm in their homes during the past winter and suffered from bad health. This is of particular...

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Cluster Members