...make the area a more healthy place to live. A healthy city is defined by Hancock and Duhl ( 1 988) as one that is "continually creating and improving those...performing all the functions of life and in developing to its maximum potential" (p. 6). It requires a commitment to health and an infrastructure to support...

...What is required is a commitment to health and a process and structure to achieve it. A healthy city is one that is continually creating and improving...environments and expanding those community resources which enahle people to mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and in developing...

...tenets. Hancock & Duhl (31) formulated the first working definition of a healthy city. A Healthy City is one that is continually creating and improving...life and in developing to their maximum potential. During the first phase of the WHO Healthy Cities project (1987-1992), this early definition was complemented...

...working definition of a healthy city. A Healthy City is one that is continually creating and improv ing those physical and social environments and expanding...life and in developing to their maximum potential. During the first phase of the WHO Healthy Cities project ( 1987 1992), this early definition was complemented...

...skills needed to prepare healthy meals and snacks. Healthy community: A community that is continuously creating and improving those physical and social environments and expanding those community resources that enable people to mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and in developing...

...to improvement of health for urban populations (WHO, 1999a). WHO (1999b) defines a healthy city as 'one that is continually creating and improving those...social environments and expanding those community Box 9.3 Examples of Healthy People 2010 targets relevant for community planning A recently published...

...sectors would be beneficial. 2.2. Healthy City According to Hancock and Duhl (1988) , "a healthy city is one that is continually creating and improving...expanding those community resources which enable people to support each other in performing all the functions of life and in developing themselves to their maximum...

...instigated by the WHO Regional Office for Europe in 1987. The healthy cities approach is defined as: One that is continually creating and improving those physical and social environments and strengthening those community resources which enable people to continually support each other in performing...

...I.\1i.\I 3.64 The WHO Healthy Cities project was established in 1987. WHO defines a healthy city as "... one that is continually creating and improving those...environments and expanding those community resources that enable people to mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and in developing...

...longevity will increase the number of years lived in good health. Healthy Cities Definition A healthy city is one that is continually creating and improving...life and in developing to their maximum potential. Healthy Island Definition A healthy island is one that is committed to and involved in a process of...