KMID : 0858820200370010091
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion 2020 Volume.37 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.101
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Healthy City Project in Cienfuegos, Cuba
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Maybin Herrera Sanchez
Jung Ye-Seul Yuliya Dronina Nam Eun-Woo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The World Health Organization¡¯s Healthy City Project was established to increase the health commitment of citizens in urban settings and to improve deteriorating health conditions. Cuba¡¯s Cienfuegos city introduced the ¡°Healthy City Project¡±, adapting the concept with projects based in primary healthcare. The study aimed to review the implementation of this project in Cienfuegos City, Cuba.
Methods: Cuba¡¯s Healthy City Project was reviewed by analyzing the experiences of Cienfuegos city. Relevant literature related to the implementation of the Healthy City Project was also reviewed and web-based gray literature was assessed, searched, and selected. Additionally, reports from Google Scholar and the Scientific Electronic Library Online were used to gather complementary information.
Results: Initiated in 1989, the city of Cienfuegos used the Healthy City Project as a strategy for health promotion, lifestyle modification, and disease prevention. It undertook this initiative as the local government¡¯s plan to help reduce non-communicable diseases and the associated initiatives to transform the city into a healthier one has proven to be successful, especially by involving the community and engendering the government¡¯s political commitment. The Project has involved schools and hospitals to improve personal and community health.
Conclusion: The Project has been proven effective by involving the community, yet there are some considerations, such as upgrading the evaluation system, that would improve the overall outcome of the Project.
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KEYWORD
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Healthy City Project, Healthy Municipality, Health Promotion, Cuba
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