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ICMA views sustainability as a holistic approach to city and county management. This approach looks at how local government leadership can capitalize on the connections between economic, social, and environmental sustainability to create thriving and livable communities.
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Encouraging employees and your residents to engage in healthy living can benefit the community as a whole. Therefore ICMA has created case studies and other resources to help your community engage in better wellness practices.
Local government leaders have an important role in fostering community health and wellbeing through sound infrastructure investments, land use planning, water and sanitation, transportation, public safety, and social services. Find examples and case studies from local governments around the globe are looking at health impacts across systems and sectors.