Devolved powers could help make cities healthier

Devolved powers could help make cities healthier Metro mayors and other city leaders should be empowered to take greater responsibility for improving the health of the nation’s cities, a new report by The King’s Fund argues. The R'ole of Cities in Improving Population Health' draws on case studies and interviews with local leaders in 14 world cities including New York, Madrid and Copenhagen to find new ways of tackling public health challenges in England. It finds that the same characteristics that make cities engines of growth, innovation and creativity often lead to inequalities and concentrations of poverty and ill health. King's Fund
See also:

• The role of cities in improving population health: international insights King's Fund