Department of Health, Taipei City Government

(1) Networks

Taipei is the capital of Taiwan, international economic and cultural exchanges are frequent, and community groups and popular organs participate enthusiastically. In keeping with World Health Organization International Health urban development trends, and to actively create the 21st century, "National Health" (Health for All) ideal trend, the Taipei City Government will actively promote the policy of urban health. It is desirable to establish sustainable cities' vitality and health and develop the "vision of healthy, vibrant, safe, happy, caring, convenient, clean, conservation, technology, comfort , culture, welfare, friendly, mutual aid, and rich quality and efficiency characteristics of the city. Taipei City will become a healthy city through assessment of the demand, the establishment of public health policy, public participation and support of a wide range of community agencies and organizations in partnership with public and private sectors' sense of innovation.

Health is the pursuit of better physical, mental and social state. Due to changes in lifestyle, chronic diseases and aging has become an important issue in Taipei, affecting public health. In order to strengthen community participation in Taipei, and for the Healthy City Partner Seminar, community agencies and organizations, experts and scholars, and media representatives were invited to forge a consensus and put forward suggestions on the proposed development of healthy cities of Taipei, priority issues, challenges and policy objectives. Through participatory assessment and partners, seven major health issues were jointly selected, including the provision of healthy food culture, the construction of the stress-free environment, the convenient construction of the visible and invisible web, the construction of comfortable sports environment, the construction of health in the workplace environment, and the construction of ecological city where love and warmth of the city cares for communities. The publication of the Taipei Healthy City Charter, signed on behalf of invited partners to strengthen community consciousness and action, is a commitment to promote the health of the city and cooperation, to promote the common public health and reduce health inequalities between Taipei communities, and to create a stable and sustainable development of healthy cities. An international health seminar was held in the city, inviting international cities to promote the sharing of experiences and strengthen the exchange of international experts in Healthy Cities, to construct an international network. The Healthy Cities Project release, Taipei Healthy City Charter and setting up a healthy city site is a start, and we continue to cooperate with the future of innovation, to enhance the sustained implementation of public health mission, to build Taipei into a vibrant healthy, world-class capital.
 

(2) The Declaration of the Mayor

Taipei is Taiwan's capital, but also political and economic center, with frequent international exchanges in the culinary, architecture, language, and ethnic and cultural lives of the people, from which emerged the diversified development of Taipei. To comply with World Health Organization Healthy Cities trends, and actively create the 21st century, "National Health" (Health for All) trend, Taipei continues to promote healthy urban policies, and has developed a healthy, dynamic, safe, friendly cultured, ecological, sustainable, prosperous, convenient, wise, scientific, and high-tech city.

Taipei set 2002 as "the first year of a healthy city" and began to promote healthy cities, organizing international seminars and round-table forums, promoting international exchanges and city diplomacy since 2004; and successfully joined the "Western Pacific Alliance for healthy cities" (AFHC; the Alliance for healthy cities) in 2006. Daan District was used to demonstrate the establishment of zoning, top-down urban governance, bottom-roots communities, strengthening public participation, international exchange, and sharing of promoting healthy city; the city's 12 districts successfully joined the relevant international network of urban health or safety in 2010. In response to the WHO's age-friendly urban policies, in 2011, Taipei combined industry, government, and the public school "age-friendly cities program" and the integration of health and safety issues such as "age-friendly by 2016", together towards a livable and sustainable cities vision.

The Healthy Cities Project needs public assessment to advance, elaboration of healthy public policy as a reference, support through public participation and community groups, the combined resources and innovative awareness of the public and private sectors, and sound urban planning. The promotion of the healthy city requires industry, government, academia, civil cooperation in various fields and joint review of he needs and problems, "health", "environment", "social" and other triply-oriented, effective integration of resources across sectors and communities, elaborate innovative strategies, and the introduction of health and safety to transform Taipei into a friendly and high-quality living environment.

I promise to follow the following principles, in conjunction with the Taipei City Government, Taipei City Health Promotion Association and other government agencies and organizations to work together to achieve these goals, including:

1. with the whole community to work together to reach a World Health Organization (WHO) "of universal health" policies and objectives.
2. emphasis on sound Taipei communities of the people, stimulate and promote the healthy urban mobility.
3. encouraging local community empowerment, self-determination and self-help.
4. strengthen cultural development and marketing of local features and highlights Taipei.
5. reduce social inequalities in health, to establish a secure environment of the community, we are committed to improving public health standards.
6. ensure sustainable urban development, environmental protection, people's quality of living, into a livable and sustainable cities.

We continue to support the World Health Organization (WHO) Healthy Cities project, fully engaged in order to achieve Taipei's "Sustainable Urban Development" vision.