Mission
EURO-URHIS 2 aims to develop methodology and validated tools useful to policy makers at all levels to make health gains via evidence based policy decisions for urban populations. The objectives are to:
- Collect data at Urban Area level
- Provide tools for evidence based policy
- Develop methods for cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment for urban population health, including all relevant determinants of health
- Validate these tools and methods by using existing population-based registries and database
- Apply the tools in the field and ensuring they are easy and intuitive to use by policy makers
The data for EURO-URHIS 2 will be collected by:
- Using surveys of existing sources.
- Acknowledging priorities of policy makers in terms of policies and interventions for their urban areas
- Collecting a lifestyle / environment individual survey