Improving URBan HEALTH trainingS for technicians and trainers
Urban environments pose public health challenges. URB_HealthS develops training for the local officials who seek to address these challenges.
URB_HealthS will work to produce training material about urban health for municipal officials and professionals, so they can take appropriate action. Then it will validate the material by providing training sessions for three municipalities. The broad impact of our built environment on public health, especially on vulnerable populations such as the elderly, needs to be addressed through active policies and multisectoral programmes promoting healthier communities and cities. Building on previous work to identify key experts, URB_HealthS will organise working groups of multidisciplinary experts to generate training material on regulations, techniques, strategies and experiences related to urban health. The material is designed to be useful for local government officials from different areas. Initially, it will be offered to municipal technicians and professionals in Coimbra, Portugal; Alcorcón, Spain; and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Is it for me?
The training programmes are delivered for local technicians of the municipality, so places are mainly reserved for the municipal team. Additionally, there are also some places for future trainers on Urban Health, including people from multiple disciplines and fields – such as health, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, urban planning, architecture, civil engineers, etc. Trainers who would like to apply, you can make a request by email and the team will evaluate your interest. You can write to: uni-health@upm.es
Details of the programme
Training will be delivered virtually, onsite, or through a mix of these approaches, depending on local context of the trainings and developments with COVID-19. Click the links below to read more about the plans for each city:
- Newcastle: Training will be 100% virtual
- Alcorcón: Training is planned to be 50% face-to-face and 50% virtual
- Coimbra: Training is planned as 100% face-to-face
The URB_HealthS training programmes consists of four theory modules: regulations & policies; methodologies and indicators; action plans; and best-practices – plus a workshop based on a local case study.
Applications
Applications are open from 15 August-15 September 2020.
To apply, please send a letter explaining your interest in attending to: uni-health@upm.es
Partners

CLC/InnoStars: UK-Ireland
Partner classification: Education, Research
Partner type: Core Partner
Newcastle University has always focused on academic excellence and the impact of their academic work. They seek to address some of the key global societal issues through research in 3 areas: ageing; social renewal; sustainability. Newcastle University collaborates with a range of partners and strategic initiatives. These partnerships help to extend the University’s influence and reinforce their ties with the city, the region and beyond.
Newcastle University
Newcastle University, Newcastle Biomedical Research Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Med Tech, ICT
Key Activities in Business Creation
Finance & Investment, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Business Schools, Entrepreneurship training, Technical faculties, Medical faculties


CLC/InnoStars: Spain
Partner classification: Education, Research
Partner type: Core Partner
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid health activities cover a wide variety of topics, being the Biotech initiative its flagship: a stable interdisciplinar environment grouping UPM research groups with high expertise and qualified infrastructure to address major challenges in Biomedicine and Health. With special focus in ICT for health, UPM has capabilities and R&D results in all EIT Health areas in order to transfer advanced ICT and Health solutions and technologies to the Industry partners, to validate those solutions in our Living Labs, to promote the start-up of new ventures issued by UPM community and regional Health ecosystem, and to offer high quality and experienced educational programmes.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid) - UPM
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Technical University of Madrid) - UPM, Calle Ramiro de Maeztu, 7, 28040 Madrid, España
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Technology Transfer, Business coaching, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Technical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training


CLC/InnoStars: InnoStars
Partner classification: Education
Partner type: Core Partner
University of Coimbra (UC) is a reference in higher education and R&D in Portugal, due to the quality of the courses taught at its eight colleges and to the advances achieved in pure and applied research in various scientific domains and on technology related areas. The offer in technological research makes UC an undeniable reference in R&D in Portugal, which highlights the excellence of work developed by the R&D units of UC, namely in the fields of life sciences. UC offers advanced entrepreneurship education trainings programs in different areas that bind to technology, where it was considered by EC as one of the 20 most inspiring cases in Europe. UC stands out also on technology transfer being involved in the promotion of several successful initiatives, like IPN Incubator, TECBis- Business accelerator unit, Biocant, and in the creation of more than 200 technological spin-offs, the majority of them healthcare related businessess. UC U-Multirank scored “very good” (the maximum classification) on Research, Technology Transfer and Internationalisation.
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Pharma, Med Tech, ICT, Diagnostics, Imaging
Key Activities in Social Innovation
Healthcare provision
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Technology Transfer, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training


CLC/InnoStars: Spain
Partner classification: Municipality / City, Hospital / University Hospital
Partner type: Core Partner
Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) is the public health provider of the region of Madrid with a budget of 7.867 M € for 2018. SERMAS belongs to the Spanish National Health System and provides services to more than six million citizens, it is integrated by more than 35 hospitals and approximately 400 primary care centres. SERMAS is an international reference for high-specialized medicine; it is equipped with state-of-the art stage technologies and characterized by high-qualified health professionals distributed in three domains: Primary Care, Hospitals and health emergencies 112. SERMAS has one of the best public primary care systems in good coordination with social services in order to provide integrated care and achieve real impact on patients and families. SERMAS participates and coordinates several European Reference Networks (ERN), in integrated rare diseases platforms, even leading some of these collaborative units. In order to improve health research management and coordination, SERMAS works with more than 12 Research Foundations located in university hospitals and in primary care, covering all areas of specialties, including public health, emergency and communication and information technologic departments. These public research foundations are focused on translational research and innovation activities, seeking for real outcomes in healthcare. SERMAS is committed to ensure the continuous improvement of quality. Areas of specialization: Active ageing, frailty, big data, primary care, precision medicine.
Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS)
Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) , 28802 Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Key Activities in Social Innovation
Healthcare provision, Payers
Key Activities in Business Creation
Technology Transfer, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training
