STEP 1

Objectives for Session

Objectives
-To stress that it is essential to build partnerships
with various stakeholders as early as possible in
the Urban HEART process
-To understand that building an inclusive team will
be one of the most important steps for the
productive implementation of Urban HEART

Build an Inclusive Team

Build partnerships with diverse policy sectors,
levels of government, and communities as
early as possible
Will need data from a wide range of sectors and
levels of government to analyse health inequities
in your city
An inclusive approach helps build political
commitment
Team building may be the most timeconsuming step in the process, but may also
be the most important step

An Urban HEART Team

A network of agencies and individuals informed
and ready to participate in Urban HEART
Agreements to consider resource
sharing/resource allocations
Endorsement of tool by one or more influential
champions
Terms of reference
Momentum to proceed!

Who should be involved?

Social, economic and health policy stakeholders
who have authority to share data
If new funding will be required for interventions,
engage the finance departments early on
All relevant levels of government planning
Community leaders, elected officials, NGOs
People who have experience analysing large
datasets

Stakeholder Analysis
Activity

Brainstorming on Urban HEART

team
Who should be on the proposed Urban
HEART team for your city?
What are the steps to get the stakeholders
involved?
What are the resources needed to begin
building a team in your city?

Exercise on ranking
stakeholders
Prioritize the stakeholders in terms of their
comparative importance and ease of getting
them onto the Urban HEART team
Rank stakeholders in terms of:
how difficult is it to engage them to join the
Urban HEART team (from 1 to 10, in ascending
degree of difficulty)
the relative importance for their inclusion on the
Urban HEART team (from 1 to 10, in ascending
degree of importance)
Complete the table in the following slide

Stakeholder

Roles and
Responsibilities

Difficulty in
engaging
stakeholder

Relative
importance for
inclusion

(1=Easiest...10=H
ardest)

(1=Lowest...10=Hi
ghest)

Is there an
existing point
of contact?

More questions for

thought
Are there any existing agencies that focus
on health equities in cities?
Is Urban HEART recognized by any
agencies or local authorities?

Activity: Building an
inclusive team

Group assignment
In randomly assigned groups of 5-6
members, construct the longest structure
possible according to the following
instructions

Rules of the Game

Build the longest connected structure
with:
Paper
Rubber bands
Paper clips
Straws
Other materials (not to be used to extend
the length of the structure)
Scissors
Tape

Instructions
Time limit: 15 minutes
Teams may use other materials in their
possession for construction other than
those given to them at the start of the
game
The final product must be able to be held
up without breaking of