What are the advantages of joining the Network?Networking brings several benefits: - Knowledge exchange, which is vital for the strategic planning of integrated actions;
- Intersector approach to issues;
- Developing capacities and joint work;
- Programming and executing innovative actions focusing on every aspect of health and quality of life;
- Institutional cooperation;
- Creativity stimulation;
- Development of strategic plans to support and manipulate policies aiming to improve the quality of life in the communities;
- Building a shared vision for municipalities through the Health Development Plan and work in specific areas;
- Defining and building tools to support the evaluation and monitoring of health gains;
- Institutional partnerships in the areas of social determinants of health, namely with the Directorate-General for Health and the National Public Health School, among others;
- Exchanging experiences and knowledge with the other European cities which are part of the WHO NETWORK of Healthy Cities National Networks;
- Established partnership with the WHO, developing the holistic approach to healthy cities, and at the same time benefiting from its know-how in themes which relate to the problems European cities generally face: social exclusion, drug addiction, poverty, social mutations, unemployment, AIDS, environment degradation, etc.
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