Stay updated

Latest news

01/06/2025

How can cities create healthier environments for children?

Across the globe, cities are faced with a growing challenge: how to ensure all children have access to nutritious food, safe spaces to play and the opportunity to grow up healthy. Childhood overweight and obesity are on the rise, especially in underserved urban areas where barriers to healthy food and safe spaces for play are most pronounced.

29/05/2025

Sparking healthy futures for Serbia’s youth

With childhood obesity rates rising rapidly, Serbia is stepping up efforts to protect the health of its youngest generation. Obesity rates among children in Serbia are increasing by an estimated 5.2% annually.1 Without urgent action, more than half of Serbia’s children could be living with overweight or obesity by 2035.²

14/04/2025

The Healthy Cycling Challenge is now live!

Cities for Better Health and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) have launched the Healthy Cycling Challenge. A global initiative inviting cities and organisations to submit scalable, community-driven projects that get more people cycling – improving public health, strengthening climate resilience and expanding equitable urban mobility.

09/04/2025

Football for Better Health scales up across São Paulo

In April, Football for Better Health, a growing community initiative using football to promote girls’ health and empowerment, marked a milestone in its expansion across São Paulo. Implementing partner Instituto Nossa Arena hosted an energetic gathering at its women’s sports venue, where girls, coaches and partners came together to celebrate the programme’s reach and momentum

08/04/2025

Bari joins global programme to boost children’s health through cycling

From Bari to Bogotá, Cycle for Better Health is building healthier communities through cycling. In partnership with BYCS and local organisations, we’re helping children discover freedom, fun and lifelong habits of movement.

31/03/2025

Watch now: City Health Talk on Co-creating health equity with communities

What happens when we shift from delivering top-down health solutions to building them together with communities

28/03/2025

A royal spotlight on childhood health equity in Finland

In March, initiatives aimed at creating healthier and more equitable communities for children were showcased during the official visit of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark to Helsinki in Finland. The royal delegation attended an event co-hosted by the cities of Turku and Kuopio and Cities for Better Health, highlighting the significance of local initiatives in advancing health equity.

E-mail address *

Email is required. Please enter valid email address.

Legal *

By submitting this form, I agree to Cities for Better Health Privacy disclaimer information Field required.

Field required.