UNESCO Chair GHE

Lifelong learning for health webinar 3/3 – Sustainable policy implementation and visibility
2022-11-16 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Egypt
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education (GHE) will co-host this webinar as part of a series aimed at developing a roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, adopted at the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5) in October 2021. The webinar will take place on 16 November 2022, from 13.00 – 14.30 CEST.

The third and final of a three-part webinar series entitled ‘Lifelong learning for health: Enacting the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities’, it will focus on sustainable policy implementation strategies that involve all stakeholders within and beyond the education and health sectors. The importance of the local community’s participation – and the participation of vulnerable groups in particular – in policy development will also be addressed. There will also be a discussion on mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation and the enhancement of lifelong learning for health (LLLH) policy visibility.

More specifically, the following thematic focuses will be on the agenda:

Thematic Focus 1: Involving stakeholders within and outside of the health sector and coordinating their efforts during LLLH policy implementation; Thematic Focus 2: Ensuring the local community’s participation in LLLH policy implementation, with a focus on vulnerable groups; Thematic Focus 3: Strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of LLLH and enhancing policy visibility.

The webinar will be held in English, French, and Spanish.

For more information and registration.

About the webinar series

This three-part webinar series will result in a final co-created roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities. UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) members will work towards the development of LLLH policies, inventories of initiatives and step-by-step action plans to build a health learning pathway for all. For cities and partners beyond the UNESCO GNLC, the webinars are an opportunity to join a rich exchange on LLLH policy development and initiatives and explore the diverse learning city development processes of UNESCO GNLC members. This could serve as a starting point for further involvement and, in some cases, future membership in the network.

15th European Public Health Conference 2022 - Berlin, Germany
2022-11-09 - 2022-11-12 | Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany
The main theme is: Strengthening health systems: improving population health and being prepared for the unexpected
The subthemes are:

Preparing for the unexpected: lessons learned from Covid-19 and other disasters
Expanding horizons: the role of Europe in global health
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC): reducing health inequity
Harmonizing information systems and health reporting: ensuring function and use
Measuring health system performance: using data to improve population health
Sustaining high quality care: interprofessional training for our clinical and public health workforce
Utilizing the transformational potential of health promotion: accelerating action on SDGs

Abstract submission is open from 1 February until 1 May 2022, 18:00 CET
Registration for the 15th EPH Conference opens 1 April 2022

22nd IAAH European Regional Conference – Youth Development Challenges in the post-COVID-19 era - UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-10-05 09:00 - 2022-10-07 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
The 22nd International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) European Regional Conference “Youth Development Challenges in the post-COVID-19 era” will be held in Athens, Greece on October 5th-7th, 2022. It is locally organized by the Greek/Hellenic Society for Adolescent Medicine (GSAM) and mainly focuses on youth development during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on youth physical and mental health, education, development and overall well-being may raise dilemmas in the management and the control of immediate or long-term consequences. Action through multidisciplinary approaches is required and knowledge of physical and psychosocial aspects, as well as possible aetiological factors, burden of co-morbidities, prevention and treatment options, as well as counselling and support strategies are prerequisites for every effort of controlling the situation and will constitute the main core of the scientific programme. Formal and non-formal education, youth-friendly services and safe digital spaces that help young people make healthier choices and develop healthy relationships, are also a topic of great interest in this conference.

An update on other important Adolescent Medicine topics, such as nutrition, vaccination, skin conditions, contraception, sports medicine, etc. will be presented.

Participants

Medical doctors of different specialties, other health professionals and specialists e.g., psychologists, social workers, educators, dieticians, physical fitness experts, etc. are welcome to participate and contribute to the works of the IAAH conference by exchanging experience and expertise, as well as difficulties encountered in different countries.

Format of the conference

Interactive workshops, symposia, round tables will take place and experts will present key topics in plenary sessions. Oral and poster presentations will highlight novel research ideas. Youth participation during the conference will enrich discussions and debates.

The final programme is now available.

For registration more information please see the conference website.

Lifelong learning for health webinar 2/3 – Spaces, institutions and actors: Towards a health learning pathway for all - UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-09-07 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education (GHE) will co-host this webinar as part of a series aimed at developing a roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, adopted at the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5) in October 2021. The webinar will take place on 7 September 2022, from 13.00 – 14.30 CEST.

This is the second webinar in a three-part webinar series entitled ‘Lifelong learning for health: Enacting the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities’. This second webinar will look at ways of conducting a lifelong learning for health (LLLH) inventory of resources before developing a city-based action plan that integrates formal, non-formal and informal learning spaces – including institutions – to actualize a multisectoral approach to LLLH.

The webinar will examine ways to enhance the quality of intersectoral collaboration by, for example, overcoming communication hurdles between sectors. Other points to be addressed include the sustainable expansion of a ‘health learning pathway’ and its importance for community resilience.

More specifically, the following thematic focuses will be on the agenda:

Thematic Focus 1: Assessing existing LLLH inventory and resources as a first step towards developing an LLLH action plan; Thematic Focus 2: Developing an action plan for a health learning pathway for all that considers the roles of all stakeholders and integrates formal, non-formal and informal learning spaces across diverse settings and institutions; Thematic Focus 3: Promoting LLLH as a means to sustainably build community resilience in cities.

The webinar will be held in English, French, and Spanish.

For more information and registration.

About the webinar series

This three-part webinar series will result in a final co-created roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities. UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) members will work towards the development of LLLH policies, inventories of initiatives and step-by-step action plans to build a health learning pathway for all. For cities and partners beyond the UNESCO GNLC, the webinars are an opportunity to join a rich exchange on LLLH policy development and initiatives and explore the diverse learning city development processes of UNESCO GNLC members. This could serve as a starting point for further involvement and, in some cases, future membership in the network.

Pre-Summit Ministerial Segment II – Action Track #1: Inclusive; equitable, healthy and safe schools
2022-06-30 10:10 - 23:25 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Egypt
This session, part of the United Nations Transforming Education Pre-Summit, will discuss the key elements of transformation needed to ensure inclusive, equitable, safe and healthy schools. Through a dynamic intergenerational dialogue between young people and decision-makers, you can hear more about transformation in action and strategic initiatives to deliver transformative education at scale, and reach the most marginalized.

Inclusive transformative education ensures that all learners have unhindered access to quality education, that they are safe and healthy, free from violence and discrimination, and are supported with comprehensive care services within school settings. Transformation is essential to unlock the potential of learners in all their diversity; end harmful gender norms, attitudes and practices; and transform institutions to achieve just, equal, accepting, inclusive, healthy and peaceful societies.

#TransformingEducation / @transformedu

Coming to the pre-Summit? Join us at UNESCO Headquarters in Room I (simultaneous interpretation provided in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Chinese and Russian)Joining remotely? Watch online here (Simultaneous interpretation provided in English, Spanish and French)More information about the event hereInterested in knowing more about Action Track #1? Visit the Transforming Education Knowledge Hub.

Global Community Health Annual Workshop 2nd edition
2022-06-28 11:30 - 2022-06-30 15:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
The second edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will take place from 28 till 30 June 2022.

The theme for this years workshop is: How to build resilient communities for times of crisis.

The interactive workshop will take place online and is free of charge. Practitioners, students, policy makers and researchers from all over the world are welcome to join. More information about this second workshop can be found on the dedicated webpage.

The second edition of the Global Community health Annual Workshop is organised by the UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education, EHESP School of Public Health and the International Union for Health Promotion and Education IUHPE.

Action Research Network of the Americas (ARNA) 10th Anniversary Hybrid Conference
2022-06-28 09:00 - 2022-06-30 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Egypt
Join the community of practitioners, scholars, activists, and students committed to improving practices in crucial domains of society.

4 conference strands:

Social justice: creating social equity by confronting instituional and educational injustice
Youth action: research (ypar) engaging youth in critical inquiry regarding their lived expriences
Knowledge democracy: challenging the colonization of knowledge
Practitioner research: positioning teachers as autonomous professionals and change agents

Proposal submission is open until 1 April 2022
More information

National Association of School Nurses (NASN) 2022 - UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-06-28 - 2022-07-01 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Atlanta, United States
Annual Conference NASN2022
Connecting Health Equity and Student Success
June 28 – July 1, 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia

NASN2022 Conference Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in this educational activity, learners will be able to

Identify three emerging student health trends that impact your student population and a resource that can be used to learn more on those topics.
Articulate three new evidence-based practices learned at conference that will be used to promote student health, social and academic success, or healthy communities.
Identify three potential new partners/partnerships to collaborate with to advance student health and the role of the school nurse as a health leader in the school setting.
Distinguish two ways current practice of care, data collection, or policy development differs from the information presented at conference and develop a plan to change at least one practice.
Apply one new concept regarding advocacy and data that can be used to articulate to educators and decision-makers about the role of the school nurse in the 21st century.

Lifelong learning for health webinar 1/3 - Conceptualizing, raising awareness and developing policies - UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-06-01 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education (GHE) will co-host this webinar as part of a series aimed at developing a roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, adopted at the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5) in October 2021.

The first in a three-part webinar series entitled ‘Lifelong learning for health: Enacting the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities’, it will look at ways of conceptualizing lifelong learning for health (LLLH) so that it can be adapted to different city contexts. Raising awareness of the importance of cities for spearheading LLLH initiatives, including initiatives promoting health literacy and citizenship for health, will also be addressed. In addition, the webinar will explore the plausibility of establishing city-level intersectoral taskforces who oversee LLLH policy.

More specifically, the following thematic focuses will be on the agenda:

Thematic Focus 1: Conceptualizing LLLH in order to build policies that recognize local contexts and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals; Thematic Focus 2: Raising awareness of and garnering private and public support for cities to facilitate LLLH promotion, including for health literacy and citizenship for health; Thematic Focus 3: Establishing intersectoral taskforces to initiate and oversee LLLH policy development.

The webinar will be held in English, French and Spanish.

Symposium Comprehensive sexuality education
2022-06-01 09:00 - 2022-06-03 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Egypt
A global learning and sharing symposium on health, well-being, values and equity

The Global Partnership Forum on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), gathered by UNESCO and UNFPA, aims to consolidate knowledge management and share strategic information, good practice and research to inform stronger programming on CSE. In order to take this agenda forward, UNESCO and UNFPA, on behalf of the Global Partnership Forum on CSE, will organise a three-day international virtual symposium from 1-3 June 2022.The symposium will cover three overarching themes:

Day 1: Social, cultural and political environment of CSEDay 2: People’s participation and involvement in CSEDay 3: Processes and methods of teaching CSE

The symposium will be held in English, with simultaneous translation into French and Spanish.

Registration closes on Monday 23 May 2022.More information on the symposium

EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar: Growing strong in times of crisis - UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-05-31 13:30 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, Rue Ducale 1, Bruxelles, 1000, Belgium
Demographic change, growing inequalities, climate crisis, COVID-19, and the impacts of war are affecting the health and wellbeing of our societies. This year’s in-person EuroHealthNet seminar will explore how we can mitigate these challenges. Discussions will focus on:

Securing the conditions for health equity and wellbeing in childhood and adolescence;Prioritising public investments for healthy and active ageing; andStrengthening our societies, through concepts like the Economy of Wellbeing.

The seminar will feature speakers from the European Commission, UNESCO Chair for Global Health and Education, the Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN), Eurochild, Public Health Wales, the Ambient Assisted Living Association, and the Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health and Families. You are very welcome to join us in Brussels.

European Public Health Week
2022-05-16 - 2022-05-20 | Online
Theme: Health throughout the life course
Daily themes (in concept)

16 May: A healthy youth and health literate youth
17 May: Vaccination as key prevention strategy
18 May: Climate change affects our health
19 May: No health without mental health
20 May: Building resilient health systems

The European Public Health Week (EUPHW) aims to raise awareness about public health and promote collaboration among the public health community in Europe.

24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion - UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-05-15 - 2022-05-19 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Promoting policies for health, well-being and equity – hybrid event
The 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion will provide a unique opportunity to take stock of strategies and actions that can be taken to align policies with health, well-being and equity objectives (e.g. Health in All Policies), and to reinvigorate all sectors of society and all regions of the world concerned with supporting health and well-being. This will be an opportunity for researchers, health practitioners and decision makers and other sectors critical to population health to exchange knowledge and share experiences on progress and challenges in better aligning policies for the promotion of population health equity and well-being.
Important dates:

April
2021
Abstract submission opens

May
2021
Online registration opens

May
2021
Online hotel reservation opens

September
2021
Abstract submission closes

November
2021
Abstract acceptance sent to participants

December
2021
Early-bird registration closes

April
2022
Publication of the scientific programme

I International Symposium on Nursing and School Health – UNESCO Chair speaking
2022-03-23 15:00 - 2022-03-25 20:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
INTERNATIONAL-SYMPOSIUM-2022-Poster

Webinar Transitioning to a sustainable food system and delivering on the SDGs - The potential of school meals
2022-03-21 14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
EURAGRI and CIRAD invite you to join the online webinar “Transitioning to a sustainable food system and delivering on the SDGs – The potential of school meals” on 21 March 2022 from 14.00 – 16.30 CET.

The first United Nations Summit on Food Systems (UNFSS) took place in 2021. It addresses food security and food systems’ sustainability and their contribution to achieve the SDG’s. These issues are widely recognised to be among the most significant challenges humanity is facing today together with associated issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

Many people lack access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Furthermore, food has enormous social, cultural and political significance influencing how policies are formulated and how pathways to a more just and sustainable food system are identified.

In preparation of and during the summit, actors at many levels, government representatives, civil society, the research community, and the private sector, engaged in discussions which resulted in several coalitions. Among them the “School Meals Coalition: Nutrition, Health and Education for Every Child” was established, and actively supported by most states. It is accompanied by a Global Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition led by Professor Donald Bundy (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

This coalition approach is of great interest to develop best practices concerning transformational research and systematic evaluation of the impact of interventions to achieve transformation.

Download the programme here

International Adolescent Health Week
2022-03-20 - 2022-03-26 | Online
Theme: Transitions

from childhood to adulthood, physically and mentally
from a pre-pandemic life into a life shaped by a pandemic
from dependence to independence
from leadership from older generations to this younger one

SHE Research Group Webinar on Health and Wellbeing of School Staff
2022-03-16 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Egypt
Positive staff wellbeing can increase productivity and engagement and improve job satisfaction. In the school setting it means that staff are better able to support pupils and each other and to contribute to learning success and educational quality. How can we build a sustainable school culture that keeps staff wellbeing in mind – even in times of uncertainty and rapid changes in policies and expectations.

We will explore this field with two expert presentations focusing on the Promotion of occupational well-being in school communities (Terhi Saaranen/Finland) and School staff needs to face the COVID-19 pandemic as a health promoting school (Veronica Velasco/Italy). Following the presentations, we will have time for discussion.No registration is required. You can join the webinar via this link: https://lnkd.in/e832WK4g …Passcode: [REDACTED]

CLIMATE AND HEALTH IN EUROPE - Third meeting of the thematic network led by the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)
2022-03-11 15:00 - 16:15 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
During the third webinar of this thematic network, the floor will be open to your comments on the draft statement on the importance of climate action through education and training of public health professionals. This draft will be shared on the EU Health Policy Platform a few days in advance of the meeting. To showcase concrete examples, invited speakers will speak about how their organisation is contributing to climate action.

To access the Thematic Network led by ASPHER, please register first in the EU Health Policy Platform. All supporting documents, such as slides from the last meeting, are uploaded on that network.

More information (pdf).

Implications of adultcentrism on the health of children and adolescents in Latin America (in Spanish)
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
This webinar aims to explore the implications of adultcentrism on the overall health of children and adolescents in Latin America. Dr. Iván De Jesús Rosa and Dr. Elba Betancourt Díaz from the Ana G. Méndez University in Puerto Rico will explore the following questions:

What are the implications of adultcentrism for the health of children and adolescents in Latin America?
How can the framework of child and youth citizenship help us to overcome the impact of adultcentrism on health?
How does our work contribute to the renewal of the health promotion (research) framework? What are the priorities in the field of health promotion?

This webinar will be held in Spanish.
Zoom registration link. Registration is free of charge. The link to the webinar will be sent to you after registration.
This webinar will also be streamed live on our YouTube channel
More information
Versión en español

4th IAAH MENA region adolescents' health conference - UNESCO Chair speaking
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-03 | Continental Hotel, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
The 4th IAAH MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region adolescents’ health conference will be held in-person December 1st – 3rd, 2021 in Hurghada, Egypt.
The main theme of the regional conference is: “Adolescents’ care; leaving no one behind”. The conference aims at breaking the silence around the unmet needs of the large and increasing cluster of disadvantaged adolescents in the Middle East and North Africa Region suffering from chronic illness or disabilities; being an ethnic minority or living in a low socioeconomic environment or displaced due to political violence. It would also emphasize that investing in adolescents’ health, development and well-being in general, is the most cost-effective investment a nation can make for the future.
Abstracts from young researchers (under 30 yrs) can still be submitted.

IAAH 12th World Congress on Adolscent Health - UNESCO Chair speaking
2021-11-19 - 2021-11-21 | Online
Meeting the Challenge of Global Change – Hybrid modality
Unprecedented global forces are shaping the health of adolescents everywhere, requiring new responses, different actors and wider alliances. The 12th IAAH World Congress on Adolescent Health is a unique opportunity to explore the challenge of global change. The World Congress will challenge you to think and respond differently as clinical and public health challenges are debated, alternative policies are explored and the latest adolescent health research is shared. Multidisciplinary trainees are especially welcome.
Prof. Didier Jourdan, chair holder and head of the WHO collaborating Center “Global Health & Education” will be giving a keynote presentation in a session on education and health on Saturday 20 November at 15:30-16:45 Peru time / 21:30-22.45 CET.

Pre-conference: Genuine Participation and the Transformational Potential of Health Promotion - Coronavirus Politics - UNESCO Chair speaking
2021-11-10 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Online pre-conference of the 14th European Public Health Conference 2021
Organised by EUPHA Health Promotion section, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education and International Institute, University of Michigan.
The main goal of this pre-conference is to open new perspectives on genuine participation as a means to highlight the transformational potential of Health Promotion. By shifting participation as a mantra to participation as a practice this pre-conference aims at establishing a stronger focus to inclusion as part of health-for-all-policies. During the preconference we will:

identify gaps between discourse and practice in participation
discuss a range of practices and tools to guide the transformational potential of health promotion
share priority areas for moving ahead with genuine participation

Next to these objectives, we wish to create a space that supports international networking among professionals and researchers interested in advancing participatory community-based public health interventions.
Speakers are:
Moderator

Luis Saboga-Nunes, EUPHA Health Promotion section; Institute of Sociology University of Education, Freiburg, Germany

Presenters

Goof Buijs, WHO Collaborating Center & UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education
Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Professor in Health Promotion, Senior Adviser, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Denmark

Round table

Goof Buijs, facilitator, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education
Mamdouh Wahba, Egypt
MinChien Tsai, Taipei
Nicola Gray, UK
Rául Mercer, Argentina
Vanessa Salgado (pre-recorded video), Brazil
Marco Akerman, Brazil

For more information and registration

14th European Public Health Conference 2021
2021-11-10 - 2021-11-12 | Online
Public health futures in a changing world
Themes:

Public health futures in a changing world
Public health praxis, training and workforces for the future
Communications and public health
Digital health – person centred?
Climate change and public health – a dual role
Learning from the pandemic, and getting ready for the next one
Public health, equity and justice, going back to go forwards

Registration: https://ephconference.eu/register-107

Global Health Literacy Summit - UNESCO Chair speaking
2021-10-03 - 2021-10-05 | Online
The first Global Health Literacy Summit is the first largest and most diverse global gathering on health literacy. Organized by the International Health Literacy Association, the first Global Health Literacy Summit will be held virtually on 3-5th October 2021. The summit will bring hundreds of people from countries throughout the world to network and share ideas on how to advance health literacy. The theme of the Summit is “Health Literacy for All” highlighting its importance for equity and sustainable development.
The aim of the IHLA Global Health Literacy Summit is to unite people around the world working to promote health literacy in order to

foster knowledge exchange between researchers, practitioners and policy makers regarding health literacy
promote evidence-based actions and practices in the area of health literacy
promote health literacy to reduce inequality in health.

Didier Jourdan, chair holder of the UNESCO chair “Global Health & Education” and head of the WHO collaborating center for “Research in Education and Health”, will be speaking during the Plenary Session on Health Literacy and SDGs, to take place on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021 at 14:00-15:00 (CET).

Webinar Strategies for School Health Promotion during COVID-19
2021-09-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted schools all over the world. Schools in many countries closed in haste and had to create virtual learning opportunities for their students. The reopening of schools is taking place in various speeds and with different guidance at national and/or local level.
The UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education gathered the experiences and opinions of education and health professionals about reopening schools safely and/or to keeping them open. The survey explored the public health measures that have been put in place in schools; communication of guidance at national and/or local level, and the facilitators or barriers to safe reopening. Nicola Gray (Affiliated researcher, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education; Senior Lecturer, University of Huddersfield, UK) will provide a preview of the results of this survey on the safe reopening of schools during COVID-19.
The WHO-Europe Technical Advisory Group for schooling during COVID-19 recommends that ‘the principles of health-promoting schools (HPS) are even more important in a pandemic’. However, moving from recognition of HPS values to putting these into practice is challenging. Veronica Velasco (Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) wrote a new document on School Health Promotion during COVID-19 for the Schools for Health in Europe network (SHE). The relevance of the HPS approach during the COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed and implementation strategies based on the HPS approach will be presented.
During this webinar the experts will explore the following questions:

What are the experiences of education and health professionals around the world concerning the safe reopening of schools?
Why is the HPS approach relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic and how can HPS be implemented?
What can we learn to better prepare schools for future epidemics and disasters?

This webinar is organised by the Schools for Health in Europe Network Foundation (SHE), the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, the University of Huddersfield and the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Join the webinar. This webinar will also be broadcasted live on our YouTube channel.
More information

Addressing hate speech through education – Multi-stakeholder online forum
2021-09-30 - 2021-10-01 | Online
Hate speech is on the rise worldwide, with the potential to incite violence, undermine social cohesion and tolerance, and cause psychological, emotional and physical harm based on xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance and discrimination (UN, 2020). History has shown us that genocide and other atrocity crimes begin with words – there is a collective responsibility to address hate speech in the present day to prevent further violence in the future.
As part of the implementation of the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate speech, UNESCO and the UN Office on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect will convene the “Global Multi-stakeholder Forum on addressing hate speech through education” on 30 September and 1 October 2021. The Forum will serve to provide inputs for the upcoming “Global Education Ministers Conference on addressing hate speech through education” due to take place on 26 October 2021.
The Forum will encompass two days of online dialogues, bringing together teachers/educators, youth, civil society organizations, human rights experts, tech and social media companies and government representatives, with a view to promote meaningful engagement, discuss the role of education in addressing hate speech and identify key recommendations for a way forward ahead of the Ministerial Conference.
To attend this public event please register on the link below as soon as possible as there are limited places: REGISTER HERE.
More info about addressing hate speech through education by UNESCO, here.

Beyond the Pandemic: Health Systems Change to Protect Children and Adolescents from NCDs
2021-07-28 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Egypt
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of health systems around the world. Emergency measures have created barriers to accessing essential services and medicines, with major impacts on children and young people, especially those living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As the pandemic continues into the foreseeable future, we must position youth at the center of discussions about preparedness, push for health systems change to protect the most vulnerable, and invest in healthier and more resilient societies.
This discussion will encourage thoughtful dialogue about the health systems changes needed to protect young people, and the importance of engaging young people as active and positive change agents.
Agenda:
10:00 – 10:10 a.m. – Welcome and introductions
10:10 – 10:40 a.m. – Speaker presentations
10:40 – 10:55 a.m. – Q&A and discussions
10:55 – 11:00 a.m. – Closing remarks
Speakers:
Dr. Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Dr. Kerry Kalweit, Youth With Diabetes, South Africa
Dr. Aatekah Owais, SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Canada
Dr. Simone Spence, Ministry of Health & Wellness, Jamaica
Opening remarks by Dr. Alafia Samuels, NCD Child, Barbados.
Moderated by Paula Knipe, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Register for the event

School Health in Latin America: Intersectoral NCD Prevention and Management
2021-07-07 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Online
A Follow-Up Discussion on School Health in Latin America: Intersectoral NCD Prevention and Management
Hosted by NCD Child, in partnership with the Healthy Latin America Coalition (CLAS) and the American Heart Association, the two-hour follow-up discussion will focus on strengthening partnerships across health and education sectors and highlighting youth-led and youth-focused initiatives in the region. Time will be devoted to sharing the report from the Latin America Regional Workshop that took place in December 2020. There will be English /Spanish interpretation.
Agenda:
12:00 – 12:05 p.m. – Welcome and introductions
12:05 – 12:30 p.m. – Latin America Regional Workshop and report
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. – Plenary panel and discussion
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. – Final remarks and next steps
Register for the event

Global Community Health Annual Workshop - First edition
2021-07-06 - 2021-07-08 | Online
The UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Center on Global Health & Education and EHESP invite all those interested in promoting health and equity at a community level to the first edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop that will take place on 6, 7 and 8 July 2021. We welcome all those involved in health promotion, prevention, healthcare and social care services.This year’s course will be online and FREE of charge. Participants and tutors will learn from the diversity in community health practices.
Aim and audience
The main aim of the workshop is to explore the diverse practices of community health worldwide, learn from them, and apply those newly acquired skills and knowledge to current/future projects. The workshop is intended for:

Professionals working in public health institutions, NGOs
Students undertaking a Master or PhD in Public Health or Health Promotion
Researchers and professionals involved in implementation of community health programs

Why this workshop?
The event aims to bring together community health actors from around the world. Many professionals will be contributing, each with different expertise with the aim of promoting the health and well-being of communities. Participants will be offered a unique opportunity of meeting with different people around the world, share valuable experiences from the field and learn from those experiences. They will work and engage with different leaders in community health from different backgrounds and expand their professional network.
Registration
Registration is now closed. The recording of the lectures will be made available on this webpage after the workshop.
Basic requirements to access the course includes a good level of English, a good internet connection and motivation to learn and share experiences with other participants from many different contexts.
At the end of the workshop, the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education will provide a certificate for all the participants who attended the lectures and submitted the assignment. You will work on the assignment during the ‘satellite sessions’ we organise each day.
Programme
The online workshop will start on Tuesday 6 July 2021 at 11.30 (CEST) and will end on Thursday 8 July 2021 at 14.30 (CEST). The overall 3-day schedule is structured in a way that will accommodate to most time zones:

The online workshop consists of lectures, case studies and time for questions, voices from the field and satellite sessions. Voices from the field are pre-recorded interviews of practitioners/ researchers/ policy makers talking about their work in the field of community health. During the satellite sessions participants will be able to reflect and discuss in Arabic, English, French and Spanish (in different breakout groups chaired by a moderator) how the messages of our contributors can be applied to different national and/or regional contexts. Go to the detailed programme.
Speakers
We are honoured to have excellent contributors from all over the world. A preview of the contributors:

Prof. Didier Jourdan, Chair holder UNESCO Chair and head of the WHO Collaborating Center Global Health & Education, France
Ass. Prof. Eric Breton, EHESP School of public health, France
Ass. Prof. David Houeto, Health Promotion, University of Parakou, Benin
Viola Cassetti, Public Health researcher and anthropologist, Spain
George Arrey, Chief executive officer Health Promotion South Africa Trust, South Africa
Dr. Raúl Mercer, Coordinator of the Program of Social Sciences and Health at FLACSO (Latin American School of Social Sciences), Argentina
Ass. Prof. Valéry Ridde – Director of Research at CEPED, a Joint Research Unit involving the University of Paris and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France
Dr. Yifei Hu, M.D., Ph.D. – professor at the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, Capital Medical University, China
Prof. Louise Potvin – School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Canada

More information about the speakers

Launch of the Global Partnership Forum on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
2021-06-29 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
UNESCO and UNFPA, co-convenors of the Global Partnership Forum on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), are delighted to invite you to its virtual launch event. This formal launch event, before the Generation Equality Forum, aims to highlight the importance of CSE to achieving bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights. Held during the Generation Equality Forum, the event will see a group of more than 50 member organizations stating their commitments and strengthening the global community on CSE.
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