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Hacia ciudades saludables y sostenibles: una declaración política de la Asociación Americana del Corazón

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Las zonas urbanas se enfrentan a un mayor riesgo de enfermedades cardiometabólicas. La transformación de los sistemas urbanos para la salud y la sostenibilidad puede mejorar la salud cardiovascular y el bienestar planetario.

Área De La Ciencia

  • Planificación urbana y salud pública
  • Ciencias ambientales y sostenibilidad
  • Salud cardiovascular y metabólica

Sus Antecedentes

  • Más del 56% de la población mundial reside en ciudades, y se prevé que supere el 70% para 2050.
  • Las enfermedades cardiometabólicas son una de las principales causas de muerte y enfermedad en las poblaciones urbanas.
  • Los sistemas urbanos actuales a menudo exponen a los residentes a factores de riesgo cardiometabólicos adversos.

Objetivo Del Estudio

  • Presentar un marco conceptual para transformar los sistemas urbanos.
  • Resumir las pruebas que vinculan los sistemas urbanos a la salud cardiometabólica.
  • Esbozar los principios políticos para lograr resultados en materia de salud cardíaca y sostenibilidad.

Principales Métodos

  • Análisis de siete sistemas clave de aprovisionamiento urbano (alimentación, energía, movilidad, vivienda, infraestructura verde, agua y residuos).
  • Revisión de la evidencia sobre las exposiciones urbanas y los factores de riesgo cardiometabólico.
  • Desarrollo de estrategias de ordenación del territorio integradas.

Principales Resultados

  • Los sistemas urbanos mal diseñados contribuyen a una actividad física limitada, una dieta deficiente y un acceso reducido a los espacios verdes.
  • La transformación de los sistemas urbanos puede mitigar las exposiciones ambientales adversas.
  • Un enfoque de salud cardiometabólica puede mejorar tanto la salud humana como la planetaria.

Conclusiones

  • La planificación urbana integrada es crucial para abordar la salud cardiometabólica y la sostenibilidad.
  • Se necesitan intervenciones políticas para reformar los sistemas de aprovisionamiento urbano.
  • Un enfoque holístico beneficia la salud cardiovascular y el bienestar ambiental.

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