URBAN HEALTH SYSTEM

UH DEVELOPMENT
Specifies the DOH approach to urban

SD
health systems by:
Putting emphasis on the management of social
determinants of health in urban settings with
focused application on urban poor populations
particularly those living in slum
communities/settlements in order to reduce
health inequities.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

To improve health To influence social To reduce health

system outcomes determinants of health inequities
Urban Health Systems The DOH must help Urban Health Systems
shall be directed influence social
towards achieving the Development seeks to
following goals: determinants of health
narrow the disparity of
Better Health in urban settings, with
Outcomes; focused application on health outcome
More equitable indicators between the
healthcare financing; urban poor populations
Improved particularly those living rich and the poor.
responsiveness and in slums.
client satisfaction.

Components of Urban Health System Development:

STRATEGIES/PROGRAMS:
HEALTH CITIES
INITIATIVE
the approach of
continuously improving
health and social
determinants of health,
and continually
creating and improving
physical and social
environments shall be
continued and further
strengthened.
ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE AND REACHING EVERY
HEALTHY URBAN DEPRESSED
TRANSPORT BARANGAY
initiatives which include a strategy of going to
the development or every depressed
enhancement of existing barangay to reach the
projects that improve the
urban poor, vulnerable
policy, design and practice groups and hidden
of an urban transport
slums to increase
system and lead to
improvement of health and access to health
safety of urban population. services.

PLANNING TOOLS AND FRAMEWORK:

URBAN HEALTHY CITY-WIDE

EQUITY INVESTMENT
ASSESSMENT PLANNING FOR
AND RESPONSE HEALTH
TOOL a framework for the SHORY COURSE
a tool to facilitate development of ON URBAN
identification of and HEALTH EQUITY
public investment
response to health
plans in health a 6-month course
equity concerns
covering the offered to cities and
It is used as a
situational utilization, urban stakeholders
assessment, mobilization and aims to:
monitoring and rationalization of the Improve the knowledge,
planning city’s relatively practice and skills of
toolparticularly for abundant resources, health practitioners,
Highly Urbanized more extensive policy and decision-
Cities, in tandem with capabilities and makers at the national,
the Local stronger institutions regional and city levels
Government Unit to attain health to identify and address
(LGU) Scorecard system goals. urban health inequities
and challenges,
particularly in relation to
LAWS/POLICIES: social determinants of
health.
Department Memorandum #2010-0207 dated 20
August 2010, “Guidelines on the Use of the Urban
Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (HEART)
in Highly Urbanized Cities”
intended to help Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) CAPACITY BUILDING:
generate systematic data on health inequities to
guide effective interventions.