title: [Urban health: the irremediable urbanization of life and medicine].
abstract: Since 2007, the number of people living in cities exceeds that of rural areas. Thus, cities and their organizations have a major influence on all spheres of human life, especially health. This influence may generate inequality, suffering and disease, but also represent an opportunity for health and well-being. This paper introduces the concept of urban health, particularly in terms of primary care medicine and presents solutions that encompass a wide field (politics, urban planning, social inequality, education). Improving urban health requires collaboration of medical with non-medical actors, in order to become of development (re-) urban structure and promotes the health of all.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine de premier recours, Département de médecine communautaire, de premier recours et des urgences, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. hans.wolff@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Broers
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guessous
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bodenmann
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madrid
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cornuz
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gaspoz
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014504:Urban Health; D014507:Urbanization / Q000639:trends*