Building Healthy CommunitiesPeggy SourtziCity of Amaroussion
Working Residencies: Building Healthy Communities
Reasons for the LAPSelection of a downgraded urban unit of the
city: Urban Unit 7 Working ResidencesFocus of LAP: Environmental
Issues, Health Services Deliveries, Promotion of Quality of life in
Urban Regeneration Strategies 1st Action: Urban Green Spaces
Upgrade and Maintenance (squares, parks)2nd Action: Lighting
projects3rd Action: Sewerage Network of the Working Residences 4th
Action: Upgrade and Maintenance of existing Municipal Kindergartens
and Playgrounds5th Action: Noise Measurements6th Action: Public
Health & Solidarity 7th Action: Upgrade and protect the Urban
Units stream
Foreseen ActionsAction 1: Urban Green Spaces Upgrade and
Maintenance (squares, parks) - Projects for environmental
rehabilitation and upgrading of public spaces- Tree planting. This
action is funded by the program Saving of the National Strategic
Action Plan 2007-2013, the Community Support Framework, Municipal
Resources and the Regional Operational Plan Priority Axis 2Action
2: Lighting projects: Printed study on the existing situation.
Replacement of the existing lamps by new ones friendly towards the
environment energy lamps. This action is funded by Municipal
Resources and the Regional Operational Plan Priority Axis 3Action
5: Noise Measurements: One of the largest road arteries passes from
this specific urban unit and we wish to minimize the noise.
Measurement mechanisms to be settled In tender process for buying
the respective instrument.
Implemented ActionsAction 3: Sewerage Network of the Working
Residences : Study on the replacement of the sewerage network. This
action is already implemented by Municipal Resources and is
included in the Regional Operational Plan Priority Axis 2Action 4:
Upgrade and Maintenance of existing Municipal Kindergartens and
Playgrounds: Renovation of the Municipal Kindergarten of the
Working Residencies Urban Unit took place (Regional Operational
Plan and Municipal Funding)Action 6: Public Health&Solidarity:
The Help at Home program is already implemented by the Municipal
Health and Solidarity Organization at this urban unit, according to
the Regional Operational Plan.Action 7: Upgrade and protection the
Urban Units stream: The Municipalitys Technical Service has already
implemented hydraulic and geological studies as well as
topographical delineating of the stream. Action: included in the
Municipal Operational Plan 2010 - financed by National Resources
and the Program Thiseas.
Contact details
www.maroussi.gr (Municipality of Amaroussion) www.ddy.gr (Greek
Intermunicipality Health and Welfare
Network)-http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environmental-health/urban-health
/
-http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environmental-health/urban-health/activities/healthy-cities/who-european-healthy-cities-network
(Amaroussion: member of the World Health Organization: Healthy
Cities Network)http://www.q-citiesnet.eu/ (Quality Cities)
http://www.eurocities.eu/main.php (Network of Eurocities)
