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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The New York Academy of Medicine | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Editors | |
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| The Contributors | |
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| Global Urban Health | |
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| Urban Health in a Global Perspective | |
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| Megatrends | |
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| Globalization | |
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| The Demographics of Urbanization in Poor Countries | |
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| Migration, Health Systems, and Urbanization | |
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| Global Climate Change and Cities | |
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| City Case Studies | |
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| Immigrant Health in Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |
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| Age-Friendly New York City | |
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| The Dual Burden of Infectious and Chronic Disease Risk in Cities | |
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| Global Infectious Diseases and Urbanization | |
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| Confronting the New Epidemics in Our Cities | |
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| City Case Studies | |
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| Chronic Disease Care in Nairobi's Urban Informal Settlements | |
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| Urban Health Risks Associated with Crime, Disaster, and Terrorism | |
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| Crime, Violence, Public Health, and Urban Life | |
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| A Global Perspective on Disasters and Their Consequences in the Urban Environment | |
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| Urban Terrorism | |
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| City Case Studies | |
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| The Culture of Peace Against Violence in Zagreb | |
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| Urban Health Systems | |
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| Urban Health Services and Health Systems Reform | |
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| Information Flow and Integrated e-Health Systems | |
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| City Case Studies | |
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| Governance for Health in London: Utilizing the Health Impact Assessment | |
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| Urban Infrastructure and Health | |
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| Provision of Water and Sanitation Services | |
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| Urban Transportation | |
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| Informal Settlements: In Search of a Home in the City | |
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| Urban Air Quality | |
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| Urban Planning and Aesthetics | |
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| Optimizing Health in Cities | |
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| Healthy Urban Governance | |
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| Global Business at the Local Level | |
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| Citizen Action for Urban Poverty Reduction in Low- and Middle-Income Nations | |
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| Healthy Cities: Lessons Learned | |
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| City Case Studies | |
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| The Healthy City Program in Shanghai | |
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| Urban Health and Governance Model in Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
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| The Future of Urban Health | |
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| Improving Population Health in a Rapidly Urbanizing World | |
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| Future Directions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |