“Health is not a goal in itself, but is a means to enjoying life”, says Ninna Thomsen, Copenhagen’s mayor for health and care. The Danish capital already wears the crowns for being one of the world’s greenest, most liveable, most cycle friendly and happiest city. The World Health Organisation defines a healthy city not as one that has achieved a particular health status, but as a place that continually creates and improves its physical and social environment. Previously, Copenhagen’s policies have focused primarily on physical health – the idea that healthy eating and regular exercise will solve your problems. This underlines how important it is to integrate health into the DNA of a city”, says Aslund-Lanthén.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 06:00 UTC