Beyond Good Healthcare: Designing Healthy Citiesnvitation to IPS Online Forum on Employment Risks in the Age of Pandemics
Event Synopsis
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Covid-19 has changed the way we live, work and play. With the World Cities Summit (WCS) rescheduled to 20 – 24 June 2021, the CLC Webinar Series: Cities Adapting to a Disrupted World takes WCS 2021’s theme to explore how cities can respond in an increasingly volatile world. With topics like Healthy Cities, Car-lite Cities, Smart Cities, Resilient Cities and City in Nature, we convene experts and leaders from the WCS community to discuss how cities can continue to be liveable and sustainable, despite growing dislocations from pandemics, the climate crisis, social shifts and new technologies.
A healthy city involves more than good healthcare delivery. Studies have shown that a population’s health is significantly shaped by where and how we live, work, learn, and play – the social and urban environments we live in, and the behaviours we adopt. How can cities be planned and designed to promote healthy behaviours and all-round health and wellbeing? What challenges need to be overcome, especially in the context of disruptions such as Covid-19? Dr Loke Wai Chiong, Clinical Director of the Integrated Health Promotion in the Ministry of Health Office for Healthcare Transformation, will share how cities can promote healthy behaviours such as staying physically active and maintaining strong social bonds. Prof Lam Khee Poh, Provost’s Chair Professor of Architecture and Building, will discuss how urban planning and the built environment can contribute to developing a Healthy City. |
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