“Invest more in health to spend less on diseases”: When cities begin to change | The future planet
Banana, tomatoes and water instead of candy and soft drinks in the food kiosks of Cardoba schools in Argentina. Air meters to alert and reduce pollution that causes respiratory diseases in Brazil. More smoke in the Great Manchester in the United Kingdom. Attempts of these three cities while blocking Non NNTLocated in Paris this Thursday, which causes 46 million deaths every year in the world, the summit meeting A coalition of healthy citiesA network that connects more than 70 cities that live in over 300 million people.
“There is an idea of investing in health to spend less for diseases,” Argentine, Cordoba Mayor, was summarized in an interview with the newspaper Daniel Passerie. “Today 60% of our municipal schools are no longer selling sugar or ultraportes beverages anymore. In March 2026, we want to reach 100%,” he said.
The causes of noncommunible diseases such as chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancer, diabetes and injuries are often unknown or silent. Two -thirds of their deaths are recorded in low -income countries. But there is “good news: (these diseases) can prevent” former New York Farm Colday and Bloomberg Founder Michael R.
According to the statistics of municipal authorities, in the northeast of 2010 and 2019, in the northeast of the country, Fortalleza, more than 44% of natural deaths are related to poor air quality diseases. In 2023, municipal authorities began to set up equipment to collect data, inform the population, start public health policies and promote green areas.
“There are currently 30 devices and the mayor’s office wants to keep another 50. The strength is more stable, but above all, people are also leading these projects and participate in the society and see them complicated and theoretically,” said El Pace, Gabriella Aguyar, town.
The strength wants to be more stable, but all of them are more inclusive and people will also lead to these projects and participate in society
Gabriella Aguyar, Visilldesa de Fortalleza
The lower the cost, the higher the effect
When more than half of the world’s population lives in more than half of the cities, 68% of the cities grow to 68% in 2050, “CEO’s CEO’s CEO’s CEO Tedrose Ghebrayesus said. “The progress made in Cordoba, Fortalleza and Great Manchester is not only improving health and also serves as a model for others to follow their steps, according to a statement issued by the peak managers, according to a statement issued by the peak.
Each region that is part of this alliance must choose the intervention field, where the effect is proven to prevent non -communication diseases and develops a specific project. These areas, for example, dietary procedure, heat management, overdose prevention, road safety and tobacco surveillance and control. Cities alliance members said the winners could speed up the current projects and have more financial assistance and support.
For Cordoba Municipal Officers, the priority is clear. Paseri said that “junk food” consumption has increased by more than 80%in the last 20 years. Today, more than 40% of city children are overweight. It is not easy to repelling this trend, the mayor admitted, as young children surrounded with stimuli and there were advertising to eat such unhealthy food. “They are very worried indicators, because ES can produce other diseases, from dental problems to dental problems, to the risk of brain diseases in the life of diabetes and adult life.”
Editing the habit of eating is to achieve sanitary result. It is a political decision of low financial cost, but under high influence.
Daniel Passerini, Alkalde de Cordoba
Are already in Argentina A law It promotes healthy food, but in 2024, most municipal schools have accepted a decree to allocate pasari to sales of these health points, to harm the already in the municipal schools. This initiative is a pioneer in Argentina. “We believe that this is the first step. Editing the habit of eating. We will achieve a sanitary result. This is a political decision of the low financial cost, but under great impact. And to achieve results, we will work with fathers and mothers and educational society.”
The next step is to create about 200 meters of safe areas around schools and expand this program to the regional education system and private centers. “School is a place where repeat behaviors are molded in life.
In addition to strength, in addition to the quality of the air, it is also determined to assess the effect of extreme heat, which is not taken into account or not conveyed, according to Aguar. In this city of 2.5 million residents, the average temperature is 25 and 30 degrees, but in a few moments and in some areas, the heat sensation may be 45-50 degrees Celsius.
“There are 860 neighborhoods of different sizes in the metropolitan area of Fortalza, and it is in these very backward places where the heat is high. But a person will never talk about heat as a health problem, and that a person will reach a medical center with low voltage or normal discomfort, which is an Agviyar
The city has decided to connect two technologically and economically supported projects to the City Coalition and equipment to measure the heat, wherever air quality monitors are. The ultimate goal is to “live better in the city and earn income”, with the encouragement of urban agriculture in spreading green areas, for example. “And when the economy is inspired, the popular acceptance is strong,” he concluded.
