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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 31 No. 2 Apr.-Jun. 2006 Evaluation of Healthy Cities in Bangkok, Thailand WHO South-East Asia Region 472 be suitable to local environmental conditions. - Some indicators beyond the boundary of BMA respon- sibility, it is therefore required an intersectoral collaboration in implementation. - Allocation of budget should be done more effectively so that it gears with the operation plans. • What can others learn from this initiative? 1. A strong policy is needed to support and encourage the continuation of the project. 2. Officers who actually involve in implementation should have a clear concept on healthy city so that their work will be in the same direction and with in- tegrative approaches. 3. There should be a proper procedure for problem analysis to identify etiology of the problems for holistic planning. 4. Criteria for setting livable setting must be varied according to the need of each community. It should not be a single criterion to fit all commu- nities. 5. Mechanism for crea- ting a collaboration. 6. Healthy city mana- gement structure at the district levels. • Has this initiative been replicated elsewhere? Where? By whom? There is no evident show- ing that this Bangkok initiative has been replicated elsewhere but many groups of visitor show their appreciation for good per- formances. However, it has been proved that this initiative is prac- tical and successfully implemen- ted in many districts. • What is the potential for transferring all or parts of the initiative? A systematic approach in evaluating Bangkok healthy city initiatives. This approach has been tested for its validity and reliability and it has been used widely for both planning and monitoring.