The richness of urban health realities lost in measurement monocultures

Key Points

• To investigate how standardised measurement approaches affect the understanding of urban health diversity.
• Analyzed various health measurement approaches in urban settings.
• Evaluated the impact of standardised measurements on local health insights.
• Investigated case studies reflecting urban health realities.
• Identified significant loss of local insights due to standardised measurements.
• Highlighted diverse urban health realities that are often ignored.
• Demonstrated the need for tailored measurement approaches that reflect local conditions.