WHO Phase III (1998-2002) Healthy Cities Network : report on a WHO business meeting, Vienna, Austria 28-30 October 1999

Abstract

Project Coordinators and politicians from 38 WHO Project Cities and 18 National Networks of the European Healthy Cities network attended the meeting. The main items on the agenda were the strategic programme budget, the action framework, and the evaluation framework for Phase III of the project. Items for debate and exchange of experience included city health development planning, evaluation and monitoring, project management, sustaining political commitment, developing a communications strategy, and case studies on equity and sustainable development. The main outcomes were the approval of the strategic programme budget for 199861999, the endorsement of the strategic programme budget for 2000, amendments to the network terms of reference were agreed, an overall programme of work for Phase III was approved, the system for annual reporting for evaluation and monitoring was agreed, and two new members of the advisory committee were elected. The next business meeting will be in Horsens in June 2000