Waterford Healthy Cities Initiative

Waterford is working towards becoming a Healthy City and is looking at initiatives and activities to help us achieve it. An application has been submitted to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be designated as a Healthy City which would mean Waterford join with the 80 other cities across Europe who have achieved this status. The Healthy Cities Project aims to improve the Health of the City, its Environment and its people.

The following organisations are part of Waterford Healthy Cities Project:

Waterford City Council

H.S.E. Health Promotion

Waterford Institute of Technology

City of Waterford VEC

Waterford City Chamber of Commerce

Waterford Sports Partnership

Waterford Area Partnership,

Waterford Community Forum

Family Resource Centres

Community Development Projects

Older Person Forum and

Gardai.

Mission Statement
Using the standards and guidelines set by the World Health Organisations Healthy Cities "Phase V" programme, the Waterford Healthy City Team will produce, promote and keep under review a plan that will, when implemented, improve the health of the city of Waterford through provision of better services, the promotion of a healthy environment and the reduction of health inequalities.

For further information and background contact Waterford Healthy City at waterfordhealthycities@wap.ie or on 051 841740

Check out the following Websites for further information:

World Health Organisation: www.euro.who.int/healthy-cities

Galway Healthy City : www.galwayhealthycities.ie