Qec-Eran

In order to realise this overall goal the project will develop and undertake four transnational peer review workshops. The workshops will be focusing on four interrelated themes and will be hosted by one of the partner cities:

The Fourth and final Peer Review Workshop took place in Torino from 26-29 September 2007. The theme of the workshop was on Housing and Health and also served as a forum of political representatives to define a set of recommendations for the EU as well as the national and local governments.

Presentations:

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Health and the Urban Environment, Prof.dr. Arnoud P.Verhoeff, Public Health Service Amsterdam and University of Amsterdam

Setting the context: Housing and Health, Antonella Cardone, Università del Terzo Settore

Case studies Liverpool:
Putting housing at the heart of health activity, Councillor Richard Kemp

Home and Health, Ken Perry, Chief Executive Plus Housing Group

Case Study Charleroi:
Prevention of health problems related to inside air pollution, Françoise Jadoul, Espace Environnement

Case Study Budapest:
Environmentally conscious housing estate regeneration programme, Erdélyi Laszlo, Head of Town development Office and Sandor Laszlo, Deputy Mayor, Budapest XVIII district

Case study Toulouse:
Housing and the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning, Marie-Claude Remesy, Directeur du Service Hygiène et Santé, Gwendoline Legrand , Arnaud Chochon, Service Hygiène et Santé

Housing and Health issues for the Roma Community- the Spanish case, Ana Collados, Fundacio Secretariado de Gitano, Spain

Case Study Slovakia:
Health and Housing conditions of the Roma community in Eastern Slovakia, Maria Chaloupkova, Malacky Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family

Doing Well by Being Well? An EU Health Strategy, Alessia di Gregorio, EC Policy Officer, DG Sanco, European Commission

The Urb Health project - overview and outcomes Luisa Avedano, Urb Health Project Coordinator

Urbact I and II, Jean-Loup DRUBIGNY, Head of the URBACT Secretariat and Anne- Christine Lantin

Other documentation:

Housing and the Roma Community (Spain) - Strategic guidelines

The Third Peer Review Workshop took place on 2-3 March in Liverpool and was hosted by the the Liverpool City Council and Heart of Mersey. The theme was on "Gender and Health". A full workshop and case study report will be made available shortly.

The Second Peer Review Worskhop took place on 27-30 September in Budapest. The topic of the PREW was on ethnic minorities. The Urb Health Steering Group met at the start of the Peer Review.

First Peer Review Workshop

The First Peer Review Workshopof the Urb Health project took place on 31 May - 3 June 2006in Bratislava, Slovakia. The focus of this workshop was on "Vulnerable Groups (Elderly, Children, Disabled) and Health".