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Derry Healthy Cities is a partnership based approach to improve the health and well-being of the people who live and work in Derry.

What is a Healthy City?

“.. one which builds on the capacity of its people, improves its environments & expands its resources so that people can support each other in achieving their highest potential”
World Health Organisation

“.. one that is continually creating & improving those physical and social environments, and expanding those community resources which enable people to mutually support each other in performing all the functions of life and in developing to their maximum potential”
Duhl & Hancock (1986)