UrbanHealth360

What UrbanHealth360 does

UrbanHealth360 is a US-based nonprofit organization headquartered at 9658 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 300, College Park, Maryland, and described in its own materials as the first global organization to catalyze "Applied Urban Health." Founded in 2020 and operating virtually, the organization addresses what it calls the "Urban Health Divide" — the gap between the science of urban health and its application in communities — by targeting urban poor communities in secondary cities (population 100,000-500,000 per UN-Habitat definitions) worldwide and by serving two supporting segments: urban health advocates and influencers, and NGOs/development partners working to improve urban health.

Name

UrbanHealth360

Legal name

Urban Health 360

Website

https://urbanhealth360.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UrbanHealth360 is a US-based global nonprofit that catalyzes "Applied Urban Health" by bridging the gap between urban health science and community practice, serving urban poor communities, advocates, and development partners through knowledge, training, and engagement platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Health Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Promotion, Prevention & Community Health Programs (BPAIAJAC), Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

Keywords

• Urban health advocacy
• Community health engagement
• Public health knowledge
• Global health partnerships
• Health equity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

College Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: UrbanHealth360 operates as a non-profit organization funded through donations and grants. The organization solicits contributions through their website and engages in partnership-based funding models with international organizations, foundations, and development agencies focused on global health and urban development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UrbanHealth360 is a global non-profit organization that catalyzes Applied Urban Health by operating a virtual knowledge translation and community engagement platform. It delivers curated urban health content, training, podcasts, forums, and community profiles to empower urban poor communities, advocates, and partner organizations, and bridges the gap between urban health science and community practice through its Collaborative Community Action Model.

Product overview

UrbanHealth360 operates as a global virtual organization focused on Applied Urban Health, offering a platform-based approach to bridging the gap between urban health science and community practice. The core product portfolio includes UH360 Voices (podcast/interview series featuring urban health influencers), Institute 360 (knowledge translation and training platform with Masterclasses, Leadership Roundtables, Practice Communities, and Resource Library), the UH360 Forums Platform (collaborative engagement and dialogue space), and the UH360 Observatory (information hub with Community Profiles, UH360 Post, and Data Narratives & Visualization). Regional initiatives like The Opoji Project in Nigeria represent implementation hubs. The organization employs a Collaborative Community Action Model as its underlying methodology for grassroots urban health work. The products function as an integrated ecosystem where Observatory data informs Institute 360 training content, Voices showcases practitioner insights, and Forums facilitate collective action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UH360 Observatory: An information hub for communities, partners, and collaborators that curates and disseminates knowledge about the health of urban populations.
• Institute 360

Products and services

• UH360 Voices

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Precious Gems CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrecious Gems is a key partner in the Collaborative Community Action Model. The organization works with local volunteers to engage urban poor communities in secondary cities through participatory processes. Precious Gems has conducted community health care outreach activities since 2019, including in the Opoji Kingdom community in Nigeria where they found significant health issues among residents.
• EAT (Urban Food Systems)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrea Oyuela serves as Urban Food Systems Officer at EAT while also contributing as a Subject Matter Expert to UrbanHealth360. EAT is focused on developing the urban food portfolio through project management, research, and content development, working with cities to improve food systems.
• Impact on Urban Health (Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact on Urban Health, part of Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation in London, focuses on health equity interventions. Several UrbanHealth360 team members including Antonia Cotton and Julika Niehaus have experience with this organization, facilitating national and international learning exchanges and connecting city mayors with grassroots organisations.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple UrbanHealth360 advisors have WHO affiliations. Sharon Allen serves on WHO's Digital Health Board of Advisors and Roster of Experts. Franz Gatzweiler leads WHO-affiliated programs. Charlotte Marchandise works for the WHO Academy. The organization aligns its work with SDG health targets and WHO frameworks.
• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeveral UrbanHealth360 advisors including Blessing Mberu and Alex Ezeh (founding Executive Director) are affiliated with APHRC, one of Africa's foremost regional research centers addressing population, health, education and development issues.
• International Science CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranz Gatzweiler serves as executive director of the International Science Council's global program on 'Urban Health and Wellbeing: a Systems Approach,' based at the Institute of Urban Environment at the Chinese Academy of Science, representing a key scientific partnership for UrbanHealth360.
• Eminence Associates for Social Development (EASD)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Shamim Talukder, Founder and CEO of EASD in Bangladesh, serves as a Strategic Advisor to UrbanHealth360. EASD focuses on public health, research, and innovative program design in areas including Urban Health, Maternal and Child Health, and Non-Communicable Diseases.
• CenHealthsupportingTechnology or IntegrationJoel Ugborogho, Founder and CEO of CenHealth (a health technology company specializing in digital health services using AI, IoT, Blockchain, and cloud computing), serves as a Strategic Advisor to UrbanHealth360, bringing health technology expertise to the network.
• UN-HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrbanHealth360 references UN-Habitat frameworks for secondary city definitions (100,000-500,000 population). The organization's community profiling approach aligns with UN-Habitat methodologies for urban needs assessment and mapping.
• World Telehealth Initiative (WTI)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSharon Allen, co-founder and Executive Director of World Telehealth Initiative, serves on the UrbanHealth360 Council of Advisors. WTI provides sustainable medical expertise via telehealth to under-served communities globally.
• EAT ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrea Oyuela serves as Urban Food Systems Officer at EAT Forum while contributing as Subject Matter Expert to UrbanHealth360. EAT Forum works with cities to shape actions that improve food systems.
• European Public Health Association (EUPHA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreg Williams serves as Vice-President of EUPHA's Urban Public Health section while serving as Global Lead - Europe on UrbanHealth360's Steering Committee. Oboh Achioyamen is a member of EUPHA's urban health session steering committee.
• Women's Economic Imperative (WEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Margo Thomas, Treasurer of UrbanHealth360's Board, is Founder and CEO of Women's Economic Imperative. Dr. Yonette Thomas serves as founding board member. WEI focuses on economic empowerment of women and girls globally.
• International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Yonette Thomas is a founding board member and former Vice President of ISUH. Blessing Mberu serves on ISUH's Governing Board. Dr. Shamim Talukder is a former President of ISUH. The society is a key professional network for UrbanHealth360's mission.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wellcome Trust: Major global charitable foundation funding health research and advocacy, including urban health portfolios. Comparable as a large-scale urban-health funder that shapes the funding landscape in which UH360 must compete.
• UN-Habitat: United Nations agency for sustainable urban development, the dominant global authority on cities. Overlaps with UH360's urban focus and provides the secondary-city definitional framework UH360 uses; competes for the same donor and municipal engagement.
• World Health Organization (WHO): The leading global public health authority with multiple urban health programs. Overlaps directly with UH360's health promotion and urban health agenda; several UH360 advisors hold WHO affiliations, illustrating both partnership and competitive overlap.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The largest US philanthropy focused on health, with significant investments in healthy equitable communities and urban health. Comparable as a major urban-health funder and thought leader that shapes the agenda UH360 seeks to influence.

Direct peers

• RESOLVE: Global health and environmental non-profit that builds partnerships and produces research to drive equitable solutions. Comparable as a mission-driven organization convening cross-sector actors around urban health-adjacent themes.
• Impact on Urban Health (Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation): London-based foundation focused on health equity in urban areas through funding and convening. Closest direct functional peer: a dedicated urban health organization combining research, advocacy, and partnership models — and listed as a UH360 strategic partner.
• EAT: Global non-profit working to transform food systems, with a dedicated urban food systems portfolio intersecting urban health. Comparable as a knowledge-translation and convening platform, and an explicit UH360 partner (shared staff and joint projects).
• World Resources Institute (Ross Center for Sustainable Cities): Global research organization running the Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, which integrates urban health, equity, and sustainability. Comparable as a multi-product platform producing data, tools, and convening capacity for urban practitioners worldwide.
• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC): Africa's leading policy-relevant research institution on population, health, education, and urban health. Directly comparable in mission to generate evidence on urban health in African secondary cities and translate it into action.
• International Society for Urban Health (ISUH): Global professional society dedicated to urban health research and practice. Directly comparable as the leading peer network in urban health, with overlapping leadership (UH360's founder is a former ISUH Vice President and a senior advisor is a former ISUH President).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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