On October 19, 2021, from 9 am to 1 pm, the “Urban Health Brussels” Symposium will take place. During this symposium, the two research projects Green & Quiet (funded by Innoviris) and NAMED (funded by Belspo) will present the measured and perceived impact of the Brussels environment on health and well-being.
The symposium is organized by the University of Antwerp and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in collaboration with Belspo, Innoviris and the research partners (UCLouvain, Sciensano, KULeuven, INBO, UHasselt). The event will take place on the VUB campus with a possibility to follow it online.
Provisional program
09:00 Welcome
09:30 The consequences of noise and air pollution on health and well-being
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 The potential of public (green) space for health and well-being
11:45 Coffee break
12:00 Panel discussion
- Cabinet Minister Maron
- Brussels Environment
- Primary care Brussels
- Perspective.Brussels
- Observatory for Health and Well-being
- BRAL (Citizens Actions Brussels)
13:00 End
The presentations will be given in two languages (NL + FR). During the presentations, there will be a special focus on social inequalities and recommendations for policy and practice.
Registration
You can register for the symposium via this link for NL or FR
Address
Avenue General Jacques 271
1050 Brussels
Contact
For further questions, please contact: symposium@vub.be