Heart Health & Inequality in European Cities

Summary of the Cities@Heart Project

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What is it?

Cities@Heart is a large-scale initiative funded by the European Union Innovative Health Initiative, aiming to improve cardiovascular health in urban environments and reduce health inequalities.

key Players:

* Lead: Professor Dipak Kotecha (University of Birmingham & Utrecht University)
* Partners: University of Birmingham (UK),Centre Utrecht (Netherlands),Novartis (switzerland),seven city councils (Belfast,Birmingham,Cork,Izmir,Łódź,Udine,Utrecht),and organizations like the WHO European Healthy Cities Network,World Heart Federation,and European Society of Cardiology.

Goals:

* Reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, stroke, heart failure, etc.).
* Address health inequalities, particularly in underserved communities.
* Improve awareness, prevention, early detection, and management of cardiovascular disease.
* Reduce the economic burden and improve quality of life/life expectancy.

How will it work?

* The project will design, pilot, and evaluate city-level strategies.
* It will target key drivers of cardiovascular disease: obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
* It will leverage existing city infrastructure and integrate new health technologies.
* Strategies will be tested in seven European cities and potentially scaled across the WHO’s network.

start Date: January 2026

More Information: www.citiesatheart.eu or office@citiesatheart.eu