Bringing business, community and statutory leaders together to put health and health inequalities at the top of the public agenda.
Bringing business, community and statutory leaders together to put health and health inequalities at the top of the public agenda.
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The Derry & Strabane Healthy City & District project, part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European Network of Healthy Cities, unites leaders from business, community, and public sectors to prioritise health on the local agenda. This initiative addresses the root causes of poor health and health inequalities, working collaboratively to create conditions where everyone can achieve their best possible health.
In 2022, Derry City & Strabane achieved WHO Healthy City designation for the third time. This ongoing commitment reinforces our vision of a community where health and wellbeing are at the core of daily life.
Being a Healthy City is a process not an outcome. WHO describes healthy cities as ones that are conscious of their current health status and striving to improve it, committed to health and putting structures and processes in place to achieve it, and continually improving its physical and social environment and community resources to enable people to support each other.
We bring together the cross-sector Healthy City and District Leadership Group to identify health challenges and instigate collaborative action.
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Project Mission
The factors that influence our health are complex and multi-faceted. And complex issues need collaborative solutions.
From diabetes to air quality to food system change, we identify local trends in public health and bring together people who can make a meaningful difference.
As members of a global network, we draw on evidence and good practice from around the world to find solutions to the factors affecting health here.
We aim to reduce unfair and avoidable health inequities by paying attention to the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age.
How We’ve Helped
Testimonials
"Healthy cities are places that deliver for people and the planet. By building on our health assets and acting on the health inequities we see in the local data we can help people live happier healthier lives here in Derry and Strabane."
Edel O'Doherty, Chief Executive Officer
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Promotes health in six Neighbourhood Renewal Areas
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Closed for 2024 - Avail of training and receive up to £500 worth of relevant sports equipment for your club.
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Funding of up to £5,000 to improve mental health and wellbeing
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Resources
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09/2024
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WHO Healthy Cities
The Derry and Strabane Healthy City and District Conference 2024, held at The Guildhall on 4 September, was a remarkable success.
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06/2024
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WHO Healthy Cities
Derry and Strabane District Council’s newly appointed Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr held a reception in the Guildhall on Monday, 10th June 2024
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08/2022
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WHO Healthy Cities
Derry City & Strabane is a World Health Organisation Healthy City
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