International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)

What International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) does

The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2002 at The New York Academy of Medicine and currently headquartered at NYU's School of Global Public Health in New York City (708 Broadway, Suite 418). It operates as the only global nonprofit specifically dedicated to convening leaders across academia, government, philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and the private sector to advance urban health equity. Its core products and programs include: (i) the International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH), its flagship annual rotating global conference, with ICUH 2025 hosted in Wellington, New Zealand and ICUH 2026 announced for Mexico City; (ii) the ACE (Accelerating City Equity) Project, a flagship health-equity program with an Active-Learning Resource Center at acehealthequity.org; (iii) the International Healthy Housing Innovations Project in and with Communities (I-HIP Co), delivered in partnership with the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights across Buffalo, Asheville, and Tulsa; and (iv) the Healthy Housing Portfolio (formerly ARCHIVE Global), encompassing built-environment interventions such as the Mud to Mortar project in Bangladesh and the Sustainable Dengue Control program in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ISUH's technology footprint is limited to standard web platforms for membership signup, conference registration, and knowledge exchange; it does not develop proprietary technology products. Its business model relies on three revenue streams: (a) annual membership dues — $75 student, $150 non-OECD individual, $200 OECD individual, and $2,500 institutional tiers — conferring discounted ICUH registration, member webinars, working group access, and an invite-only LinkedIn group; (b) one-time ICUH conference registration fees; and (c) tax-deductible donations solicited through the website. Customer segments span academic researchers, policymakers and government officials, NGOs/nonprofits, private-sector firms, students, and institutions, with horizontal segmentation that crosses sectors rather than verticals.

ISUH is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Jeffrey L. Sturchio (past CEO of Rabin Martin), with Jo Ivey Boufford (former HHS Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary) as Chair Emeritus and Carlos Dora (former WHO Public Health and Environment Coordinator) as Vice Chair. Giselle Sebag leads as Executive Director. Geographic reach spans the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Niger, with global operating claim but no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

International Society for Urban Health (ISUH)

Legal name

International Society for Urban Health

Website

https://isuh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that convenes global interdisciplinary leaders across academia, government, and the nonprofit sector through its annual International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH), the ACE Project, and the Healthy Housing Portfolio, serving researchers, policymakers, NGOs, and institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Urban Health Membership and Conference Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Urban health research
• Global health equity
• Healthy housing programs
• Professional membership association
• International health conference

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individuals, students, and institutions providing access to exclusive resources, networking, conference discounts, and working group participation.
2. ICUH Conference Revenue: Registration fees for the annual International Conference on Urban Health, with members receiving discounted rates. Also generates revenue through side events hosted at the conference.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting urban health research, advocacy, and collaboration programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) is a global nonprofit membership organization that convenes interdisciplinary leaders across academia, government, philanthropy, nonprofit, and private sectors to advance urban health equity. It delivers its mission through the annual International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH), programmatic initiatives (ACE Project, I-HIP Co, Healthy Housing Portfolio), and a tiered membership program offering networking, exclusive resources, and discounted conference access.

Product overview

The International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) operates as a platform of interconnected programs rather than a single unified product. The core offerings include: the annual ICUH (International Conference on Urban Health), which serves as the premier global gathering for urban health professionals; the ACE Project (Accelerating City Equity), ISUH's flagship health equity program with an Active-Learning Resource Center; the I-HIP Co (International Healthy Housing Innovations Project in and with Communities), a community-centered healthy housing initiative; and the Healthy Housing Portfolio (formerly ARCHIVE Global), which encompasses projects like Mud to Mortar and Sustainable Dengue Control targeting built-environment interventions. Additionally, ISUH offers membership programs providing networking, discounted conference access, and exclusive resources. These programs collectively work toward advancing urban health and equity through research, advocacy, and collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICUH: The International Conference on Urban Health is the premier global gathering for interdisciplinary professionals, researchers, policymakers, and community advocates dedicated to improving urban health worldwide.
• ACE Project
• I-HIP Co

Products and services

• ICUH (International Conference on Urban Health) The annual International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) is the premier global gathering for interdisciplinary professionals, researchers, policymakers, and community advocates dedicated to improving urban health worldwide. The conference rotates globally and brings together an international community to explore how urban health solutions emerge from local and global realities.
• ACE Project (Accelerating City Equity) ISUH's flagship health equity program that aims to mainstream equity into sustainable urban development policy and practice by accelerating implementation of practices found to be most catalytic in cities. Features an Active-Learning Resource Center for storytelling and knowledge exchange among a global community of practice.
• I-HIP Co (International Healthy Housing Innovations Project in and with Communities) A project redefining 'healthy housing' by centering residents, culture, and place—not just buildings. Working with communities in Buffalo, Asheville, and Tulsa to support residents in shaping housing and neighborhood priorities that matter most to their health.
• Healthy Housing Portfolio (formerly ARCHIVE Global) A portfolio focused on improving health outcomes for at-risk and vulnerable communities by addressing conditions of the home and neighborhood through built-environment interventions targeted at specific health concerns, integrating research, design, and advocacy across high-, middle-, and low-income contexts.
• ISUH Membership Membership program offering networking, discounted ICUH registration, member-only webinars and meetings, participation in working groups, exclusive bulletins, and access to the ISUH Members LinkedIn Group. Available for individuals, students, and institutions.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISUH draws on decades of community-driven upgrading with urban poor communities through ACHR for its International Healthy Housing Innovations Project in and with Communities (I-HIP Co). The partnership brings proven, place-based, people-led approaches to the United States, working with communities in Buffalo, Asheville, and Tulsa.
• ARCHIVE GlobalcoreOthersArchitecture for Health in Vulnerable Environments (ARCHIVE) Global has become ISUH's Healthy Housing portfolio. This integration expanded ISUH's work on improving health outcomes for at-risk communities through built-environment interventions, including projects like Mud to Mortar in Bangladesh and Sustainable Dengue Control in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• ICUH 2026 Host Organizations (Mexico City)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerICUH 2026 will be hosted in Latin America (Mexico City), spotlighting place-based perspectives and innovation. The 22nd edition brings together international community of researchers, practitioners, academics, policymakers, and city leaders.
• ICUH 2025 Host Organizations (Wellington, New Zealand)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerICUH 2025 was hosted in Wellington, New Zealand. The conference brought together urban health leaders for knowledge exchange and global networking.
• New York University (NYU) School of Global Public HealthcoreOthersISUH's headquarters and primary offices are located at NYU's School of Global Public Health in New York City, USA.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Urban Land Institute (ULI): Global, member-driven research and education organization focused on land use and urban development. Comparable to ISUH in convening cross-sector urban professionals, hosting an annual global conference, and translating research to city-level practice.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Large global nonprofit tackling adequate shelter and healthy housing for low-income households. Compares to ISUH's Healthy Housing portfolio (former ARCHIVE Global) and I-HIP Co, addressing housing as a determinant of urban health, but at materially larger scale.
• American Public Health Association (APHA): Largest US-based public health professional association with a multi-disciplinary membership across sectors. Broader and more established than ISUH but analogous in member-driven convening, conferences, advocacy, and policy translation in public health.
• C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group: Global network of mayors leading climate action in large cities; part of ISUH's adjacent ecosystem on urban resilience and health. Operates as a much larger cross-city convening organization, partially overlapping with ISUH's ACE Project on equity in urban policy.

Direct peers

• Global Health Council: US-based membership and advocacy organization for global health professionals, directly analogous to ISUH. Its former President and CEO (Jeffrey L. Sturchio) is ISUH's Board Chair, evidencing close institutional and mission overlap in convening the global-health community.
• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA): Geneva-based umbrella federation of national public health associations worldwide. Directly comparable to ISUH in scope (global, cross-sector public-health professional society) and member model (associations and individual public health professionals).
• International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE): International scientific society for environmental epidemiologists, with annual conferences, working groups, and a global membership. Closely parallel to ISUH in operating model (academic-society-meets-practitioner-forum) and close topical adjacency (urban environmental health).
• International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE): Global NGO assembling health promotion professionals and researchers across regions. Comparable to ISUH for its worldwide professional-society structure, working groups, and conferences focused on advancing health through cross-sector action.

Others

• Center for Active Design (CfAD): US nonprofit promoting design and policy strategies for healthier buildings and cities. Directly comparable as an adjacent urban-health/built-environment nonprofit; notably, ISUH's Executive Director previously served as Vice President of Programs at CfAD.
• The New York Academy of Medicine: NYC-based nonprofit research institute advancing urban health equity. ISUH was founded at the Academy in 2002 and several board members (Boufford as immediate past President) have senior ties; the two share an explicit urban-health mission and NYC institutional base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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