Informal Settlements and Human Health

摘要: Informal settlements or slums dominate the urban landscape and in 2016 were home to almost 900 million people. Global health is now slum health. The determinants of for dwellers are multi-factorial can vary from country even within same city. This chapter reviews definitions informal highlights key drivers health, disease well-being settlements, including: spatial segregation, insecure residential status, poverty employment, housing structural quality, water sanitation, energy, transport, violence, climate change services. We highlight evidence supporting links between these factors infectious non-communicable diseases (NCDs). also issues facing with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). concludes a discussion how upgrading—a community-based process that aims improve built social environments, as well economic conditions slums—can be approach improving those living settlements. suggest multiple features upgrading process, including community engagement, women’s empowerment, shelter infrastructure improvements, tenure security, political recognition, enhanced care services, combine reduce burden premature mortality so frequently experienced by