
Though cities provide tremendous economic opportunities, they are home to some of the world’s most prominent health disparities, with the urban poor most heavily impacted. Cities today are faced with the multiple burdens of disease, lack of resources (food, water) and overcrowded living conditions. Jonathan Capehart, Jo Ivey Boufford, John Charles Mcharo and Parks Tau discuss how they approach the continual challenge of improving health in the urban setting.