Whether it’s climate change, physical inactivity, air pollution, traffic injuries, social isolation, stress, or inequalities, we all agree these major urban environmental and health challenges need to be addressed profoundly and urgently. But the way we address these problems matters.

This presentation will showcase new approaches to music in society that are delivering opportunities to listen, dance and sing more.

This presentation will reveal some of the fascinating findings on the impact of the arts on the prevention and treatment of mental and physical health conditions.

In this session, Dan Burden, with 50 years’ experience designing cities for human and community health, identifies the five healthiest, most sustainable places in the world, called Blue Zones.

This presentation will set the context for planning, design and health professionals to better understand how their own expertise and practice can contribute to a better future.

Watch our short video on what delegates at last year's Healthy City Design International Congress thought of the conference and why you should attend in 2020.