![Sectoral Brief: Local Governments](http://staging.ncdalliance.org/sites/default/files/styles/cover/public/cover/Screenshot%202017-05-30%2021.13.47.png?itok=iIHJXkgE)
Publié | 22 septembre 2016 |
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Auteur | WHO, UNDP |
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Description
This sectoral brief is tailored specifically to local governments. It expands upon the following key points regarding what they need to know about NCDs:
- Urbanization is driving noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemics.
- NCDs threaten the resiliency and sustainability of cities.
- There are cost-effective initiatives at municipal and local level that can prevent NCDs while delivering wider societal benefits.
- Prevention must be a central component of NCD responses.
- Those responsible for urban planning have a fundamental responsibility to tackle NCDs and their socioeconomic impacts.
- Tackling NCDs provides an opportunity for government, the private sector and civil society to work together to make life-saving, lifeenhancing differences for entire city populations.