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KMID : 0904520150400010029
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Health and Medical Sociology
2015 Volume.40 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.55
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Health Promotion Approaches and Directions for Urban Health - A Qualitative Study on Research Trends and Healthy Cities Cases in Seoul -
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Yoo Seung-Hyun
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Abstract
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Cities have urban advantages associated with relatively better services and opportunities. Meanwhile, cities also have disadvantages induced by urban poverty, sprawl, and inequity. In this urbanizing world, the focus of urban health is on the interplay between urban issues and health. For urban health with an emphasis on health equity, integration of health in urban policies and plans is emphasized as well as the importance of intersectoral urban health approaches. In this context, this study aims to examine the current trends of urban health research and practice. As part of the study a qualitative interview was conducted on the situation of the Healthy Cities initiatives in districts in Seoul. Interdisciplinary approaces, and the association between built environment and physical activity, diet, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases are salient issues in current urban health research. In practice, instrumental health-oriented urban strategies include Health Impact Assessment, and integration of urban planning and public health. The Healthy Cities initiative has been a focal issue in research and practice in Korean cities in a past decade or so. Recent interest in Korean Healthy Cities is building active living environment and linking urban planning and the Healthy Cities. In practice, shortness of budget was a common challenge. The need for clarifying the relationship between the Healthy Cities and health promotion calls for attention. Urban health strategies should address: the creation of specific and practical opportunities for intersectoral, interdisciplinary collaboration; the clarification of the relationship between the Healthy Cities and health promotion; and the advocacy for sustaining efforts for urban health.
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KEYWORD
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Urban Health, Healthy Cities, Health Promotion, Qualitative Research
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