Creating
healthier food environments
Cities for Better Health focuses on creating sustainable change at the community level, enabling healthier choices by identifying barriers that prevent communities from accessing healthy food and providing insights into potential solutions to overcome these challenges.
A nutritious, balanced diet can help protect people from chronic diseases. Shaping healthier urban food systems and creating equitable access to healthy food in cities is crucial for enabling healthy food choices.
We work with city and community stakeholders to identify and address barriers preventing equal access to healthy diets. Through locally anchored partnerships and initiatives, we promote and enable healthy food routines at the neighbourhood and community levels
Bogotá, Colombia
Partners collaborated to identify the relationship between food behaviours and the urban environment.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Inclusive cooking courses created a sustainable base for better nutrition and quality family time and instilled a love for cooking in children.
Madrid, Spain
Community gardening projects allow urban residents to reap the health benefits of growing their food and connecting socially.
