Contents

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

1 INTRODUCTION

Workshop Objectives

Organization of the Proceedings of a Workshop

2 PERSPECTIVES ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN AN URBAN AND INTERCONNECTED WORLD

Potential Challenges and Opportunities at the Global Level

Potential Challenges and Opportunities at the Local Level

3 UNDERSTANDING INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN URBAN BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

The Influence of Slums on Population Health and Microbial Communities

Human Exposure to Microbes in Urban Buildings

Pathways of Pathogen Transmission in Urban Centers

Discussion

4 TRANSLATING CONCEPTUAL MODELS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL INTO PRACTICE

Effect of the West Africa Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak on Other Infectious Diseases

Waterborne Diseases in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Emerging Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases in Brazilian Slums

Tuberculosis Transmission in Cape Town, South Africa

Discussion

5 ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTH-PROMOTING URBAN BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

Global Efforts to Leverage the Sustainable Development Goals to Promote Health

Building an Investment Case for Health-Promoting Urban Environments

Fit-for-Context Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions

Engaging Communities: From Surveillance to Policy

Discussion

6 BRIDGING DRIVERS AND INTERVENTIONS TO SCALE UP SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES

Promoting Health and Health Equity in Low-Income Urban Settings

Scaling Up Successful Practices: Learning from Local Communities

Building the Business Case for Investing in Health-Promoting Urban Environments

Synthesis and General Discussion

Closing Remarks

APPENDIXES

A REFERENCES

B WORKSHOP STATEMENT OF TASK

C WORKSHOP AGENDA

D BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF WORKSHOP SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS