Global Community Health Annual Workshop 2026

The sixth edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will take place from 9 till 11 June 2026. The main theme of this year’s workshop is ‘Connecting planetary health, climate justice and community health: from knowledge to impact’. During the workshop we will explore the links between planetary health and community health and wellbeing. We will look into mobilising communities in climate action, including the involvement of young people, taking into account indigenous perspectives, and focusing on climate justice.

The Global Community Health Annual workshop provides a space where community health and health promotion practitioners, activists, policy makers and researchers can improve their skills.

Organisers are the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, University of Clermont Auvergne, University of Huddersfield, EHESP School of Public Health, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), Réseau Francophone International Pour la Promotion de la Sante (RÉFIPS), European Public Health Association (EUPHA) و Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht.

Format of the workshop

The global workshop will run during 3 days, 3 1/2 contact hours per day. To accommodate participants from different time zones, the workshop will be offered twice a day.

• Block 1 will run from 10.00 – 13.30 Paris; 16.00 – 19.30 Beijing; 18.00 – 21.30 Melbourne.
• Block 2 will run from 16.00 – 19.30 Paris; 7.00 – 10.30 Los Angeles; 11.00 – 14.30 Buenos Aires

The workshop uses an interactive format ensuring active participation through a series of online lectures, combined with community heath hubs (small working groups).

Language

The presentations during the plenary sessions will be held in English, French and Spanish. This year we will provide translation into 50+ languages, including English, French, Spanish, Persian, Arabic and Chinese. We will use a translation app based on AI during the plenary sessions.

Community Health hubs will be organised in different language groups. Participants can indicate their preferred language for the hubs. This year the hubs will be in English, French and Spanish, and other languages depending on the availability of facilitators.

Registration

You can register for the workshop using this registration link.

Registration will close on Thursday 4 June 2026, 16.00 CEST.

Participating in the workshop is free of charge. For questions please send an email to info@unescochair-ghe.org.