Do we have the right capacities in place to achieve our objectives that influence urban health —whether directly or indirectly?
To answer that question, WHO has developed an Urban health capacities assessment and response resource kit that equips multi-sectoral teams to assess whether a given initiative can meet its goals in a complex urban environment.
Policy-makers and practitioners can deliver significant benefits to the health of city populations by achieving urban goals and solving challenges in any sector. The key to maximizing urban health is through strengthening and leveraging specific sets of capacities that connect diverse urban work across sectors and levels of governance.
The Kit provides a structured framework through its Primer, and a step-by-step process in the Action Guide and Training Videos, helping you evaluate key capacities across four critical areas:
Informed decision-making, monitoring, and evaluation
Policies, programmes, innovation, and change
Resource management (human, financial, and infrastructural)
Partnerships, participation, and knowledge sharing