For an Urban Politics of Public Health

In this commentary I reflect on the important contributions each paper in this symposium makes to develop an urban politics of public health. My aim is to support these efforts and to encourage even more study of urban and local public health politics. After briefly chronicling my own recognition of the need to appreciate the urban politics of public health, I focus on the impressive range of empirical topics and theoretical perspectives brought together across the symposium's contributions. The breadth showcased here should entice even more work on the urban politics of public health.