Elaine O. Nsoesie is an associate professor in the department of global health at the Boston University School of Public Health. Blessing Mberu is a senior research scientist and the head of population dynamics and urbanization at the African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Acknowledgments List of Contributors 1. Urban Health in Africa Elaine O. Nsoesie and Blessing Mberu Part I. History and Background 2. Looking to the Past to Understand Today's African Cities Elaine O. Nsoesie 3. What Is an African City? Elaine O. Nsoesie and Blessing Mberu Part II. Social Determinants of Health 4. The Challenges of Informal Settlements and Slums in Urban Africa Marylene Wamukoya and Kanyiva Muindi 5. Urban Food Insecurity in Eastern and Southern Africa during the Era of Sustainable Development: Making a Case for Slums Linda Beyer 6. Housing as a Determinant of Health in African Cities Meggie Mwoka 7. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Urban Areas of Africa: Situational Analysis and Opportunities for Improvement Sheillah Simiyu and Phylis Busienei 8. Ambient and Household Air Pollution in African Cities Kanyiva Muindi 9. Transportation and Urban Health Risks in Africa Peter Elias and Femi Ola Aiyegbajeje 10. Road Access and Health Care Inequality in Urban Africa Mansoureh Abbasi, Aissata Boubacar Moumouni, Marie Christelle Mabeu, and Roland Pongou 11. Conflict in Urban Areas in Africa and Implications for Urban Health Eme T. Owoaje and Edward Asemadahun Part III. Demographic Impacts and Health Behaviors 12. Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young People in Urban Africa Donatien Beguy, Blessing Mberu, and Kevin Nyamai 13. Urban Environments and Healthy Behaviors: Preventing the Epidemic of Chronic Diseases in African Cities Meelan Thondoo, Feyisayo A. Wayas, and Tolu Oni Part IV. Case Studies 14. Case Study of Participatory Data-Driven Approaches to Improve Urban Air Quality in Kampala, Uganda Deo Okure, Engineer Bainomugisha, Daniel Ogenrwot, Richard Sserunjogi, Priscah Adrine, and Gabriel Okello 15. Case Study of Mental Health, Illness, and Resources in Yaounde, Cameroon Michael Guy Toguem and Barnard Christian Bela Zomo 16. Case Study of Improving Education to Address Determinants of Health in Arusha, Tanzania Neema Mduma and Dina Machuve 17. Case Study of Integrated Planning as Pathway for Healthy Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya Jane Weru and Patrick Njoroge 18. Case Study of Prospects of Digital Health for Africa in Nairobi, Kenya Pauline Bakibinga, Dennis J. Matanda, and Elizabeth Bakibinga Part V. Looking to the Future 19. Educating the Next Generation of Urban Health Scholars Damilola Odekunle, Feyisayo A. Wayas, Lambed Tatah, Meelan Thondoo, and Elaine O. Nsoesie 20. Urban Health: 2030 and Beyond Blessing Mberu and Elaine O. Nsoesie Index