Urban health inequities and healthy longevity: traditional and emerging risk factors across the cities and policy implications
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · +13 more institutions
Abstract
Urbanization is reshaping global health, with over 55% of the world's population residing in urban areas, a figure projected to reach 68% by 2050. This demographic shift presents significant challenges and opportunities for public health, as urban environments exacerbate health disparities rooted in social determinants of health, such as economic stability, education, neighborhood conditions, and access to healthcare. Rapid urban growth, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, has led to the emergence of inequitable living conditions, environmental hazards, and limited access to essential health services, contributing to the early onset of multimorbidity and rising non-communicable disease burdens.…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 128.08
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 127
Authors
14- SCStefano CacciatoreCorresponding
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
- SMSofia Mao
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- MVMayra Villalba Nuñez
Fundación Centro de Estudios Infectológicos, Sociedad Española de Cardiología
- CMClaudia Massaro
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
- LSLuigi Spadafora
Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, Sapienza University of Rome
Topics & keywords
- Urbanization
- Health equity
- Economic growth
- Social determinants of health
- Environmental health
- Public health
- Health policy
- Health care
- Reduced inequalities