Submit Abstract
The 2025 Annual Healthy Cities Business Meeting and Technical Conference invites researchers, policymakers, and urban health professionals to submit abstracts showcasing innovative approaches to building resilient, sustainable, and inclusive cities. This year’s conference will be held exclusively in person in Bursa, Türkiye, bringing together politicians, key decision-makers, and technical experts from across the WHO European Region and beyond.
The conference will serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, best practice sharing, and strategic discussions, aligning with Phase VII of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network and its six core subthemes:
🔹 Prosperity: Thriving Cities, Thriving Futures—The Well-Being Economy in Action
🔹 Planet: Climate-Ready Cities—One Health for a Sustainable Tomorrow
🔹 Participation: Cities by Us, For Us—Co-Creating the Urban Future
🔹 People: Reducing Inequities to Promote Urban Health and Well-Being
🔹 Place: Designing Healthy and Inclusive Spaces
🔹 Peace: Fostering Safe and Inclusive Cities for All
Abstract Submission Guidelines:
- All selected abstracts and case studies must be presented on-site (no virtual participation).
- Submissions should align with at least one of the six subthemes.
- Accepted abstracts will contribute to discussions shaping the future of urban health, sustainability, and equity, and will be included in a book of abstracts.