Open AccessUrban health — What it is and Why We Should Care
Author(s) -
Tushar Sood,
Bianca Mammarella
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sciential
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-1483
DOI - 10.15173/sciential.vi6.2722
Subject(s) - public health , urbanization , prioritization , field (mathematics) , inequality , health geography , health care , health policy , sociology , environmental planning , regional science , geography , economic growth , international health , medicine , management science , mathematical analysis , nursing , mathematics , pure mathematics , economics
Urban health is a field of study that draws upon multiple disciplines including sociology, public health, epidemiology, and geography among others. This piece argues for the further development and prioritization of urban health as an area of research. This is discussed with respect to structural health inequalities, urbanization and urbanicity, and demographic change. Urban health is inherently complex and needs a multifaceted approach to tackle unique public health problems. This complexity, alongside its potential to inform emerging areas of scientific research such as neurourbanism, makes developing urban health of utmost priority.