Investigation and Evaluation of Health Indicators with the Healthy City Approach (Case Study: Imam Khomeini Port)

The rapid growth of urbanization has caused many problems for citizens over the past few decades, which has endangered the health of cities. The purpose of a healthy city is a social and physical environment with facilities that make it possible to perform all life activities with ease and with optimal efficiency. The purpose of this research is urban planning to create a healthy city in Bandar Imam Khomeini. This research is descriptive-analytical and data collection has been done in two documentary and survey methods. Excel and SPSS software was used for indexing and computing, and GIS was used to map the map. In the end, using the SWOT analysis model for the study area, using field findings and expert's views, we will present strategies for achieving a healthy city in the city. in this research, the port city of Imam Khomeini is considered for five health indicators (social, economic, environmental, health and cultural). The results of this study indicate that the current status of five health indicators (social, economic, environmental, health and cultural) in Imam Khomeini port is in good condition and the standards of a healthy city are not well-suited. the results of the SWOT model showed that, in terms of weighting points, opportunities in planning the healthy city in Imam Khomeini port had the highest score, which means that in the study area, while the standards of a healthy city are far from the current status, but with the help of planned strategies, Bandar Imam Khomeini has the ability to meet the standards of a healthy city.