Belfast Healthy City Annual Review 2012/2013 | Page 2

Belfast Healthy Cities
A member of the World Health Organization
(WHO) European Healthy Cities network
Our Vision
Our vision is of a healthy, equitable and vibrant
city where all sectors provide individual and
shared leadership, enabling citizens to achieve
their full potential.
Our Mission
Our mission is, through our leadership and
innovation, to inspire and utilise the collective
and individual strengths of partners to deliver
the World Health Organization European
Healthy City Phase V (2009-2013) goals and
requirements and maximise their impact on
health and inequalities.
Belfast is a leading member of the World Health
Organization (WHO) European Healthy Cities
Network, with a strong track record of meeting
the WHO Healthy City goals and objectives of
each five year phase. Belfast Healthy Cities has
a staff team dedicated to working with partner
organizations and key stakeholders to facilitate
change in delivering the WHO goals and
requirements.
Belfast Healthy Cities is also the WHO
Secretariat to the WHO European Healthy Cities
Networks.

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