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Newsletter
Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic

II/2014 (EN)

Dear Colleagues,

please let me introduce you the new issue of the Czech Healthy Cities Newsletter
which brings you short news and highligts, this time covering mainly
the month of April, May and June 2014. You will find here interesting info from Czech Healthy Cities and their association.
Also let us wish you a very nice and pleasant summer.

(NOTE: Some of the website links are available only in Czech, in that case
you can use the Google Translate toolbar, which can be found on the left side
of the HCCZ web page.)

I believe that this new HCCZ Newsletter will be for you an interesting and useful
source of information and inspiration from Czech Healthy Cities, Municipalities and Regions.

Petr Svec
HCCZ Director and National Healthy City Project Coordinator


Information and updates

The "Injury Free Days Campaign 2014" was dedicated to the safety of children

At the beginning of June each year, the Healthy Cities and Regions host a preventive awareness-raising campaign of Injury Free Days. It has been tested and proven in practice that injuries can be forestalled efficiently through prevention measures. Injury Free Days offer a number of events that teach children how to behave safely in traffic, but also on the playground, in the nature and at home. The campaign also includes activities for other groups threatened by injuries, for instance seniors. Training of how to provide first aid in case of injury also forms an integral part of the campaign.

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May 31, 2014: No Tobacco Day. The role of tobacco tax

World No Tobacco Day is an international campaign dedicated to the prevention of diseases related with use of tobacco products. The campaign is celebrated every year on May 31st and is supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The campaign is also endorsed by the members of the Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic (HCCZ). This year of the campaign primarily concentrates on the topic of raising taxes on tobacco products as a tool to reduce their use from the part of consumers.

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Public Forums in Healthy Cities draw a lot of attention. The inhabitants discussed the problems of cities and other communities to find potential solutions

Healthy City Public Forum is a meeting where people define the major problems in a given municipality and determine the 10P - ten problems through voting. The result is consequently verified in a poll engaging a wider range of citizens. The participants of the forum also find out more about how their problems raised at the previous year's meeting had been dealt with. This meeting with the public is not only attended by the local policy representatives, but also by the representatives of non-profit organisations, schools and other external experts.

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How do cities and young people cooperate? This topic attracted a number of interested people to Litomerice

On Thursday of May 15, 2014, the Healthy City of Litomerice hosted the Thematic Section of Healthy Cities, dedicated to engagement of the young generation in urban development and public participation. The event introduced projects, activities and best practice examples of mobilising and engaging young people in the development of cities and communities.

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Czech Healthy Cities Association has more than 10,000 followers on Facebook

At the end of April 2014, the viewer rating of Facebook profile of the Healthy Cities of the Czech Republic reached the record number of 10 000 of followers ("like" sign). Within the Czech Republic, this is a very good result in the segment of non-commercial sites. HCCZ have been using Facebook for promotion since 2011.

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Coming soon

International Healthy Cities Conference to take place in Athens in October 2014 – you can register now!

The Healthy City Project already underwent than 25 years of successful development on the international stage. The representatives of Healthy Cities from the European and other regions are going to meet at the 2014 International Healthy Cities Conference to be held on the October 22-25 in the Athens, Greece. The conference, whose motto sounds "Health and the City: Urban Living in the Twenty-first Century", is focused on the topics related with improving of people’s lives and well-being with an emphasis on the role of local authorities and governments. The event participants are going to share successful procedures, inspirations and best practice of the Healthy Cities from around the world. The conference will take place under the auspices of the European Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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