The principal theme to be addressed at the 10th International Conference on Urban Health will be urban health action toward equity, with special interest in the urban context, its metrics, and interventions. This theme and others will be explored by international plenary speakers and attendees throughout the duration of the conference.

The conference will address how institutions and governments can develop and implement interventions that improve health equity, based upon the urban health evidence. These issues will be examined in a multitude of sectors, such as climate change, air pollution, physical activity, health services, violence and security, transportation and injuries, housing and infrastructure, neighborhoods and the urban environment, reproductive and maternal child health, the social determinants of health, substance use and vulnerable populations, and still others.