Yesterday was #InternationalMigrantsDay  Cities can either protect or harm the health of migrant communities❤️‍🩹 At #HORUSProject, we work to reduce health inequalities by improving urban environments for those who face the biggest barriers.

The #HORUS–Fisabio team is organising a Christmas dance workshop in Valencia 🎄 Open to all HORUS–Valencia participants (control and intervention groups). Festive outfits or #Christmas accessories encouraged ✨ 🗓️ Registration open until 17 December. #UrbanHealth

🎥 Our Q&A with HORUS series is back! 🎥 This time, we asked several partners to describe HORUS in one word, and their answers say a lot about the project. 🎥 Watch the full video on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSHyFw6iNkW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

🤔 Do you know what a 15-minute city is? It’s not new, we’ve been designing versions of it for over a century. But we’re debating it again because our cities aren’t working as well as we thought 🏙️ 👀 What should be within 15 minutes? And why does it matter for #UrbanHealth?

As the year ends, many of us think about small things we want to do better: ✔️Exercise more ✔️Eat healthier ✔️Be more punctual ✔️And make sure my neighbourhood doesn’t stop me from doing all of this At #HORUSProject we support vulnerable communities so healthy choices become possible, not out of reach.

Today is the #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities 🏙️​👨‍🦽‍➡️ #Accessibility isn’t optional; it’s essential for health, dignity and inclusion. At #HORUSProject, we work to ensure cities support everyone’s ability to move, participate and live healthy lives. Inclusive cities are healthier cities. 💙

✒️ In March, nearly 50 million people signed a global call urging clean air action. Months later, the message is still clear: #AirPollution is driving #NCDs and harming #UrbanHealth. At #HORUSProject we work to redesign cities so clean air becomes a right, not a privilege🏙️

Today is #WorldSustainableTransportDay 🚍🚲 Safe cycling, reliable buses and walkable streets help reduce stress and support healthier lives. At #HORUSProject, we study how transport and #UrbanDesign shape our daily habits, and our #wellbeing.

🎥 New Q&A with #HORUS episode! 🎥 This time, hear from Ruth Gow (Bax Innovation / Healthy Cities) as she answers: “What do you hope #HORUS will change in people’s everyday lives?” https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRg6JhCiLfb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

🎥  Our Q&A with #HORUS continues! 🎥 This time, hear from Choni Doñate (UPV) as she shares what excites her most about what HORUS is trying to achieve;  including the #Wakamola app. 🥑 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRMq4aMCMqA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Imagine two identical twins, same genes, different cities 👧🏻👧🏻 One grows up with parks and healthy food. The other with traffic and fast food. Ten years later, one has type 2 diabetes. Could you guess which one? 🩵 On #WorldDiabetesDay, we’re reminded that #diabetes it’s also about place.

What is HORUS #UrbanHealth all about? 🏙️ In our first Q&A with HORUS, Project Coordinator Tamara Alhambra explains the project’s mission in just 25 seconds. 🎥 Watch it on Instagram 👇 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ9VHlNCEl7/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

#HORUSProject is at the 18th #EPHConference in Helsinki! 🌎 Vanja Vasiljev (University of Rijeka) presents our poster: 🔎 Empowering urban vulnerable populations to reduce NCD risk: The HORUS pilot study in Rijeka.

🌳 Whether the nearest park is 5 or 10 minutes away. ☀️ Whether there’s shade at the bus stop. 🚶🏽‍♀️‍➡️ Whether you feel safe walking home. These small urban details shape our health more than we think. This #WorldUrbanismDay, #HORUSProject celebrates cities that care in the details.

🎥 Meet Elizabeta from Škurinje. She’s been exercising for years, and joined #HORUS to keep that healthy habit going, this time outdoors and with her neighbours. 🌿 Watch her story and hear what the project means to her. 💬

📚 The #HORUS Literature Review Booklet v1.1, led by Polibienestar (University of Valencia), is now updated in our #KnowledgeHub. Explore how #UrbanEnvironments impact #NCDs ❤️‍🩹

The #HORUSProject team met in Rotterdam to share progress and plan the next steps towards healthier and fairer cities. Working together for better #UrbanHealth. 📸 Read more and see photos from the meeting 👇

Two paths. One with trees, clean air and safe streets. The other with traffic, noise and pollution. We all know which we’d choose, but many never had that choice. This #WorldCitiesDay, #HORUS works to make sure every path leads to a healthy life. 🏙️🩵

✈️ This week our colleagues travelled to Rotterdam for the #HORUS Consortium Meeting, to present Kveloce’s work on communication and dissemination. We are proud to work in an initiative that helps improve people’s health by exploring how #UrbanDesign impacts non-communicable diseases (#NCDs) 🌍

🌍 Many think #ClimateChange it’s a problem for the future. But it’s already here: floods, fires, heat waves… At #HORUS, we study how greener, safer and fairer cities can protect our health from its effects. It’s not the solution to climate change, but it’s a protection we need now. 💚🌿

👋 Meet Đurđica Špon from Škurinje. She joined #HORUS because there had never been outdoor exercise in her neighbourhood — and now it’s part of her routine.  🎥 Watch her story and discover her experience with the #HORUSProject.

🏙️ What if we could see how #CityDesign affects our health before the city is even built? That’s what the #HealthyCitiesGenerator does. Developed within #HORUS, it shows how choices on transport, green space or air quality influence 30 #health indicators

👋 Meet Tonka Recently retired, she joined #HORUS in Rijeka after hearing about it from her sister and found motivation, great company, and fresh air. 🌿 🎥 Watch her story and learn more about her experience with HORUS. #UrbanHealth #PublicHealth

♻️ Join us online for the #BIO4PACK Cluster Workshop 🗓️ 6 Nov, 12:00–13:30 CET Here four #HorizonEurope projects — ViSS, REBIOLUTION, STOPP & MAGNO — will share their work on safer, smarter & more #SustainablePackaging. Free & open to all, just register to get the link:

🌾 #WorldFoodDay2025 #Food connects us all — it nourishes our bodies and our planet. This year’s call is clear: work together for a peaceful, #sustainable and food-secure future. At HORUS, we share that vision: because access to #HealthyFood also begins in our cities and communities. 🌍💚

🥑 Meet #Wakamola : a #chatbot that turns conversations into health insights. Developed by the Universitat Politècnica de València, it helps us understand how daily habits and social environments relate to overweight, #obesity and heart health. 👉 Learn more:

💚 In the 19th century, when the rich got sick, they were sent to the countryside to rest and recover. Today most of us can’t escape, which is why our #cities should offer that same refuge. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re reminded that caring for the mind also means caring for the spaces we live in

👋 Meet Marija Neda. She’s one of the participants in our #HORUS pilot in Rijeka, Croatia, where we’re exploring how changes in the #UrbanEnvironment can improve health and well-being. Hear her story and discover what HORUS means in everyday life. 💬

On 10 Oct in Amsterdam, Anne van Bergen will present the #HealthyCitiesGenerator (HCG)  — a free tool linking #UrbanDesign to 30 #health indicators — to #NATURELAB project partners. 👉 Learn more about the tool on our website.

❤️ We only get one heart — beating 100,000 times a day. On #WorldHeartDay we’re reminded that protecting it isn’t just about eating better or walking more. It also depends on the air we breathe, the streets we walk, and the cities we live in. 🌍❤️ At #HORUS, we take this to heart. #UrbanHealth

Healthier #cities won’t be built in theory. They’ll be built in our streets. That’s why in #HORUS we’re testing real changes in Rijeka, Rotterdam & Valencia: safer walking 🚶, greener spaces 🌳, more equitable design. Stay tuned for updates from our pilot sites

📰 The new Healthy #UrbanDesign Index (HUDI) ranks 917 European cities. Not a single one scored above 7/10. A reminder of how much room there is to improve 🌍 At #HORUS, we’re working to make healthier, more equitable cities a reality. Learn more:

In Back to the Future II, 2015 had flying cars 🚀 10 years later, our “future” #cities still feel like the past: traffic jams, poor #PublicTransport, unsafe cycling. This #EuropeanMobilityWeek is a reminder: the future of #mobility = greener streets, better transit, fairer cities.

📆 From 24–26 Sept we’ll be at #PlacemakingWeekEurope 🏙️ Presenting the #HealthyCitiesGenerator and its new #HORUSProject module. Building tools for healthier, fairer cities 🌆 Learn more:

#HORUS hasn’t stopped this summer! 📍 In #Rijeka participants shared why they joined the project & what it means for their #community.  🎥 We’ll post the videos throughout the month, so make sure to stay tuned! Meanwhile check out more updates on our Rijeka pilot page.

If we want healthier #cities tomorrow, we must design for children today. 🌱👧🧒 🛝 #Playgrounds aren’t luxuries—they’re infrastructure for activity, learning & resilience. Discover the #ContinentOfPlay initiative and read the article here:

🔥We have all lived through the #heatwaves this #summer — and what can we do to endure them when escaping to the beach is not an option? 📍 #Antwerp gives us a lesson in #UrbanDesign with the implementation of #CoolSpots and systemic changes 🏙️❄️ Read about it:

Small daily changes = big #health impact. Quit smoking gradually, eat better, move more, drink less. 📖 Read our full article for simple, proven tips to take control and learn how small lifestyle changes can help prevent #NCDs👉https://tinyurl.com/2cenqg57

🚀 New Update on the #Rotterdam Pilot! 🌍 We've added new information in Dutch on the Rotterdam pilot page! Check it out to see how we’re working with the #community to promote #healthier living. 🏙️💪 #UrbanHealth

❤️‍🩹 #NCDs don’t just affect adults. #Youth face them too — especially in cities that make #healthy choices hard. This #InternationalYouthDay, remember: 🏙️ The #cities we build today can be the medicine of tomorrow. #UrbanHealth

Your choices matter. But what if food is too expensive? What if there’s nowhere safe to walk? ❤️‍🩹 In #HORUS we understand that #NCDs like #diabetes and heart conditions don’t just come from habits. They come from housing, transport, access and income. #UrbanHealth #HealthEquity

👋 First time seeing #HORUS – #UrbanHealth? We're working to make cities fairer and healthier. ☀️ No shade on your street? 🚌 The bus takes forever? 🌳 No #GreenSpace nearby? You're not imagining it — and we're trying to fix it. Check our website:

#HORUS is in Valencia! 🌎 Are you over 18 and live in San Marcelino, Fuente de San Luís, La Torre, Horno de Alcedo, Castellar-Oliveral, or Faitanar? ❤️‍🩹 You can join a free #health & wellbeing programme in your area. 🗓️ Sign up before 31 July! 📞 963 188 882 / 963 188 879 📧 [email protected]

Summer’s great — unless your city becomes a danger. 🌡️ Urban #heat islands 🚫 No shade 🧓 Vulnerable populations without support At #HORUSProject, we fight for cities that are liveable, healthy and inclusive all year round. #UrbanHealth #HealthyCities

🚀 New #HORUS #newsletter is out! 🗞️ In this latest edition, we share key moments from the first half of 2025 — events, updates and community work to support healthier cities across Europe 🌍💙 Curious about what we’ve been up to? Dive in and explore! tinyurl.com/yvpex4u8

📸 The #12thInternationalSymposium on Health in Urban Settings was a success — and the photo gallery is now live! Check out the highlights from June 12 in Rijeka ⬇️

🤝 On June 10–11, the #HORUS consortium met in Rijeka for our 3rd in-person meeting! Great discussions, updates, and planning for the next steps toward healthier cities. 📸 Check out the photo gallery on our website  https://tinyurl.com/yu4uuwlt #UrbanHealth

🎓 The 12th International Symposium “Health for All? Health in Urban Settings” was a great success in Rijeka last month. Insightful discussions, strong participation, and a spotlight on our Rijeka pilot made it a truly valuable event. 📎 Read the recap: https://tinyurl.com/2yrfny39 #UrbanHealth

♻️#Reuse isn’t just good for the planet — it’s good for #PublicHealth. ⭐We at #HORUS support the #ParisCall for the #ReuseEconomy: a smarter way to shape healthier urban futures. Let’s build sustainable cities by making better use of what we already have. Sign the call:

🌍 Join the #HEARTproject workshop on July 4! They’ll explore the Health-Centered Planning Matrix (HCPM) — a tool linking #HealthData and #UrbanPlanning for better, greener #cities. 🕜 13:30–15:00 CEST | 🌐 Online More info about the event: