Warren John

From community garden to steering committee: Cities@Heart sees Cork's approach to urban heart health first-hand On 22 September 2026, the Cities@Heart coordinators and several project partners spent a day in Cork. They met local community leaders, health service managers, and researchers to see how the city is tackling cardiovascular disease (CVD) at neighbourhood level. The day ended with a hybrid Steering Committee meeting, so the whole consortium could take part. Where the change happens...

Don't Miss a Beat: how Cities@Heart and its partners marked World Heart Day 2026 World Heart Day (29 September) is a global moment to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the world's leading cause of death. This year, partners across the Cities@Heart consortium marked the day with a webinar in Belfast, a public campaign in İzmir, and a Dress Red Day in Utrecht, alongside a week-long online campaign from the project. Why World Heart Day matters CVD...

Birmingham City's Director of Public Health, Sally Burns, presented Cities@Heart at the 11th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities (AFHC 2026) in Sydney, Australia. The conference ran from 1 to 3 September and marked 40 years since the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. WHO Alliance for Healthy Cities Conference The three-day conference was hosted by the UNSW Cities Institute and Healthy Cities Australia. It brought together mayors, policymakers, practitioners, researchers,...