Urban Health Cluster
The first European Cluster to improve and safeguard health and well-being of citizens, leaving none behind.
€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.
Our shared Vision
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
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
Working Groups
Six working groups on practical topics of shared interest have been organised between the projects according to the Cluster’s mandate.
Working Group 1
Science translation to policy
Working Group 2
Health determinants and urban interventions
Working Group 3
Data analysis and protection – digital platforms
Enhancing Visibility and Impact
Wokring Group 4
Urban issues and epidemics
Working Group 5
Dissemination, Communicaiton and Exploitation
Working Group 6
Citizen science approaches to urban health including ethics
News & Events
Join the Urban Health Cluster’s community of stakeholders
Science translation of research results is crucial for achieving project impacts and ensuring that the most up-to-date, evidence-informed policies and practices are implemented to maximise wellbeing, public health and reduce inequalities. WG1 and WG5 of the Urban...
Joint Workshop during the European Week of Regions & Cities 2023
The Cluster's project, eMOTIONAL Cities, together with H2020 projects, AURORAL, dRural co-organised a workshop within the 21st European Week of Regions and Cities that took place in Brussels, Belgium from 9 to 12 of October 2023. The annual conference was themed...
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...
Cluster Members
