Making every school a health-promoting school

Virtual meeting organised by WHO and UNESCO

The health, well-being and education of children and young people are closely intertwined. With a vision that every school around the world becomes a Health-Promoting School (HPS), UNESCO and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a joint initiative to support Member States strengthen the health promoting function of education systems.

This global launch will feature the introduction of the initiative and present a newly-developed guidance package consisting of four publications:

1. Global standards and indicators for health-promoting schools and systems;
2. Implementation guidance;
3. Country case studies; and
4. Guideline for school health services.

Global and country-level stakeholders, including representatives from government and school communities will present their perspectives and experiences in implementing school health and health-promoting school approaches.

The event will be available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish.

Agenda

• Statements by the Directors General of WHO and UNESCO (TBC)
• Presentation: Towards global standards for health-promoting schools for all
• Roundtable 1: Voices from the school community
• Roundtable 2: Perspectives of national policymakers
• Roundtable 3: Perspectives of development partners
• Conclusion and closing remarks

For more information contact: healthpromotion@who.int

To register: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2tS0XUbFSra_2-YOJBWNQg