Global Health & Education webinar series

“Sharing knowledge to support the global community of everyone with an interest in the education and health of children and young people.”

This is the objective of the webinar series developed by the UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Centre in “Global Health & Education”. We do this in partnership with major international organizations and a network of 70 universities. The content has a unique balance between contributions of the best experts and the experience of actors in the field. Together each webinar contributes to an article about the future of health promotion. The webinars can be linked to initial and continuing training.

The webinar series are:

  • Innovative
  • Short and structured
  • Following a similar format
  • Focusing on specific issues related to education and health of children and young people
  • Highly interactive
  • Resulting in providing relevant resources on the topic via our website.

The webinar programme is rooted in local contexts and cultures and will be offered in different languages. The webinar series will be announced through TwitterLinkedIn, our website and regular news updates. They are broadcast live on our YouTube Channel.


Our Webinar Programme

  • Digital tools for school-based health and well-being education
    UNESCO IITE and UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education webinar series Thursday 28 March 2024 13.00 – 14.30 CET Register here to receive the Zoom link. Speakers Didier Jourdan, is full Professor at the Univerity of Clermont Auvergne and the Co-Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair “Global Health and Education” and Head of the WHO …
  • 6 November 2023 – Prevention of violence and bullying in school
    UNESCO IITE and UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education webinar series Speakers Ms. Frida Warg is the Managing Director of the World Anti-Bullying Forum and Head of Research and Development at the Swedish NGO Friends. She is a licensed teacher and has 15 years of experience from work with children’s rights and bullying prevention. Friends develops, …
  • 2 June 2023 – “One Health” “Une seule Santé” : des paroles aux actes
    A day organised by the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education and the Fabrique des communs pédagogiques as part of the Rencontres internationales de la classe dehors. It will take place in Poitiers and will be broadcasted live. The aim of the day is to discuss the various issues involved in the “One Health” approach, …
  • 11 mayo 2023 – La promoción y educación de la salud sexual integral en los sistemas educativos
    Orador Antonio Jiménez, México. Licenciado en Pedagogía por la Universidad del Golfo de México; Campus Córdoba, Veracruz (2003). Maestro en Administración y Gestión de Instituciones Educativas por la Universidad Cristóbal Colón (2006). Egresado de la licenciatura en Psicología por Centro Universitario del Pacífico (2023). Como parte de su experiencia profesional se ha desempeñado como consultor …
  • 25 April 2023 – Connecting health and education to unleash learners’ potential: The state of school health and nutrition around the world
    Speakers Christopher Castle has more than 30 years of development experience in the areas of education and health, working at UNESCO since 2004. After holding a position at UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning, he transferred to UNESCO Headquarters where he served as Chief of the Section of Health and Education until November 2022, before …
  • 22 mars 2023 – Décoloniser les savoirs et les pratiques : un impératif de justice sociale – N°2
    Heure : 16.00 – 17.30 (CET) – 10.00 – 11.30 (HEC) Inscriptions : Les inscriptions sont gratuites. Le lien de connexion au webinaire vous sera communiqué après votre inscription. Inscrivez-vous ici : https://bit.ly/decoloniser-savoirs Résumé Ce webinaire est le second d’une série sur le thème de la décolonisation des savoirs et des pratiques en promotion de la santé. L’objectif …
  • 16 marzo 2023 – La experiencia curricular en Promoción de la Salud Escolar
    Information in English Oradores Facilitadora Prof Dolors Juvinyà Canal, Directora de la Cátedra de Promoción de la Salud de la Universidad de Girona creada en el año 2008. Coordinadora del Máster Universitario en Promoción de la Salud desde 2007. Coordinadora del grupo de investigación “Salud y atención sanitaria” desde el 2002, grupo reconocido como consolidado …
  • 16 mars 2023 – Les 1000 premiers jours 2/4 : un enfant, des besoins fondamentaux, une démarche
    Heure : 13.30 – 14.30 CET Inscriptions : Le lien de connexion au webinaire vous sera communiqué après votre inscription. Inscrivez-vous ici : https://bit.ly/besoins-enfant La santé des personnes est façonnée par tout un ensemble de déterminants d’origine sociale, éducative ou environnementale. La période des « 1000 premiers jours de la vie » présente des spécificités qui la rendent …
  • 16 febrero 2023 – Valoración y oportunidades para fortalecer la investigación sobre el tema de Promoción de la Salud de la niñez y la adolescencia en América Latina
    Information in English Oradores Moderador Dr. Hiram V. Arroyo, Catedrático, Director, Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Director, Centro Colaborador de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS/OPS) para la Capacitación e Investigación en Promoción de la Salud y Educación para la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Biosociales y Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico …
  • 24 November 2022 – Décoloniser les savoirs et les pratiques : un impératif de justice sociale
    Decolonising knowledge and practices: an imperative for social justice Summary The primary objective of this webinar in French is to critically reflect on the hierarchy of knowledge that has continued to prevail in health promotion despite the increasing number of voices calling for a paradigm shift in this regard. Decolonising health promotion knowledge and practice …
  • 17 noviembre 2022 – Hacia una agenda regional de Promoción de la Salud Escolar en América Latina.
    English version Oradores Dr. Hiram V. Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Catedrático, Director, Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Director, Centro Colaborador de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS/OPS) para la Capacitación e Investigación en Promoción de la Salud y Educación para la Salud, Facultad de Ciencias Biosociales y Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico Dra. …
  • 24 February 2022 – School mental health: whys and hows
    How to protect and promote school mental health in 21th century? Persian Information in Persian: flyer and animation. Host and coordinator Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi, Associate professor of health Promotion of Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi  Opening Alireza Zali, Chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Goof Buijs, Manager UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education Speakers …
  • 17 February 2022 – Implications of adultcentrism on the health of children and adolescents in Latin America
    Global Health & Education webinar series Versión en español Moderator Dr. Marinilda Rivera Díaz, Puerto Rico. Coordinator of the Doctoral Programme in Social Determinants of Health at the Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Social Sciences, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. Education Delegate for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Federation …
  • 9 December 2021 – Plaidoyer pour le plaidoyer en santé publique – Savoir communiquer et argumenter en promotion de la santé
    Advocacy in public health – Communicating and arguing in health promotion Speakers: Pr. David Houéto, Président du RÉFIPS international et Maître de Conférences agrégé en Promotion de la santé à l’École de Santé Publique, Université de Parakou, Bénin Fannie Dagenais, Directrice de l’Observatoire des tout-petits, Montréal, Canada François Lagarde, Professeur associé à l’école de santé …
  • 30 September 2021 – Strategies for school health promotion during COVID-19
    SHE and UNESCO Chair Webinar Series 30 September 2021 Speakers Nicola Gray, Affiliated researcher, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education; Senior Lecturer, University of Huddersfield, UK Veronica Velasco, Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Moderator Goof Buijs, manager UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education English This webinar is organised by the Schools for …
  • 9 June 2021 – Je (te) promeus le langage! Agir pour le développement langagier: tous concernés
    I promote language! Acting for language development: everyone involved Speakers: Nathalie Dupeux, conseillère pédagogique et chargée de mission dans l’équipe promotion de la santé du Vice Rectorat de Nouvelle Calédonie. Viviane Le Calvez, Orthophoniste et formatrice, Centre de formation universitaire en orthophonie (CFUO) de Clermont Ferrand. Alain Douiller, Directeur du Comité d’éducation pour la santé du Vaucluse Time: 18.30 …
  • 8 June 2021 – Soutenir les politiques, développer les capacités en promotion de la santé
    Supporting policies, building capacity in health promotion Speakers: Pr. Pierre Lombrail, Professeur des Universités, Professeur de santé publique, laboratoire éducations et pratiques de santé (UR3412), Université Sorbonne Paris Nord. Président du conseil d’administration de PromoSanté IdF, président de la commission santé de la CRSA d’IdF Dr. Marie-Odile Frattini, Médecin de santé publique ; Directrice de PromoSanté Île …
  • 25 May 2021 – Dynamics in School Health Promotion
    SHE and UNESCO Chair Webinar Series 25 May 2021 Speakers Dr. Nina Bartelink – Researcher, Health promotion; School for Public Health and Primary Care; Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences; Maastricht University, the Netherlands Dr. Kathelijne Bessems – Senior Researcher and Lecturer, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism; Department of Health …
  • 12 May 2021 – Éducation, santé, social : travailler ensemble au service de la santé de tous
    Education, health, society: working together for the health of all Speakers: Louise Potvin, Directrice du centre de recherche en santé publique (CReSP) de l’Ecole de Santé Publique de l’Université de Montréal (ESPUM), titulaire de la chaire de recherche du Canada sur les approches communautaires et les inégalités dans le domaine de la santé. Rédactrice en …
  • 11 May 2021 – School Health Promotion in Latin America: Lessons Learned
    Global Health & Education webinar series 11 May 2021 Versión en espagñol Moderator Dr. Hiram V. Arroyo, Professor, Director, Department of Social Sciences, Director, World Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Health Promotion and Health Education, Faculty of Biosocial Sciences and Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of …
  • 25 March 2021 – Exploring Global Inequalities in Adolescent Health and Healthcare
    Global Health & Education webinar series 25 March 2021 Introduction Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology, University College London; Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity Speakers Professor Susan Sawyer, president International Association for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia Associated professor Danielle Jansen, immediate past president EUPHA Section on Child and Adolescent …
  • 24 March 2021 – La santé au quotidien dans les établissements scolaires (Everyday Health in Schools)
    Speakers: Valérie Etéocle, Cheffe d’établissement, Collège Jules Romain, Académie de Clermont-Ferrand Véronique Baranska, Infirmière Éducation Nationale, sexologue clinicienne, licenciée en psychologie et personne ressource du site www.pratiquesensante.org Sourour Memdouh, professeure de Lettres modernes au collège Lucie Aubrac de Clermont Ferrand et Docteur en Littérature française. Porteuse du projet “Les Explorhéteurs, bâtisseurs du collège du futur”. …
  • 16 March 2021 – Pour des écoles en santé et durables – Enjeux et outils pour les équipes d’établissements (Towards healthy and sustainable schools – Issues and tools for school teams)
    Speaker: Gaël-Anne PANNATIER, Collaboratrice scientifique, Fondation RADIX; Réseau d’écoles21 – réseau suisse d’écoles en santé et durables. Suisse Time: 15.30 – 16.30 CET Language: French More information (in French) Webinar link
  • 10 March 2021 – Les compétences psychosociales en pratiqueS (Psychosocial skills in practice)
    Speakers: Corinne Roehrig, Médecin de Santé Publique, Thérapeute familiale systémicienne à Nice au COmité Départemental d’Education pour la Santé (CODES 06) Didier Jourdan, professeur des Universités et Directeur de la chaire UNESCO et centre collaborateur OMS « EducationS et santé » Éric Dugas, professeur des Universités et chargé de mission handicap à l’université de Bordeaux, membre …
  • 23 February 2021 – Promouvoir la santé orale de tous les enfants (Promoting the oral health of all children)
    Speakers: Stéphanie TUBERT-JEANNIN, Professeur des Universités – Praticien Hospitalier en Santé Publique Orale, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Clermont-Auvergne  Jean-Christophe AZORIN, Professeur Associé Global Health & Education Unesco Chair, Faculté d’Éducation Montpellier Eric LENFANT, Docteur Chirurgien Dentiste, Président de l’Union Régionale des Professions de Santé Chirurgiens-Dentistes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (URPS CD ARA) Time: 18.00 – 19.00 CET …
  • 20 January 2021 – La santé au plus près des gens
    Speakers: Martine Antoine, Co-présidente de l’Institut Renaudot Philippe Lefèvre, Co-président de l’Institut Renaudot Nathalie Bacq, Ergothérapeute à l’Association Vaudoise d’Aide et de Soins à Domicile (AVASAD) Sophie Progin-Batalla, Diététicienne à l’Association Vaudoise d’Aide et de Soins à Domicile (AVASAD) Time: 18:00 – 19:00 CET Language: French More information (in French) Webinar link
  • Health literacy in schools: an education asset in the 21st century
    Global Health & Education webinar series 21 January 2020 Speakers Associated Professor Leena Paakkari, University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Finland Doctor Orkan Okan, Bielefeld University, Faculty of Educational Science, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Literacy Research, Germany Professor doctor Kevin Dadaczynski, Fulda University of Applied Science, Fulda Public Health Centre, Leuphana University …
  • 13 January 2021 – La santé, un enjeu éducatif (Health, an educational issue)
    Speakers: Nathalie DUPEUX, Professeur des écoles et Conseillère pédagogique, Direction de l’Enseignement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Brice BENARD, Inspecteur d’académie – Inspecteur pédagogique régional EPS Académie d’Orléans-Tours. Didier JOURDAN, Professeur des Universités, Titulaire de la Chaire UNESCO ÉducationS & Santé.  Time: 18.00 – 19.00 CET.   Language: French More information (in French) Webinar link
  • Education as a “social vaccine” against COVID-19
    Global Health & Education webinar series 10 December 2020 Speakers Professor Terje Andreas Eikemo, Professor of Sociology, Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research (CHAIN), Dept of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Photo: Elin Iversen/ NTNU Professor Clare Bambra, Professor of Public Health, Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, …
  • Health, literacy and education in Persian speaking countries: achievements, challenges and the link
    Do we really acknowledge the health-education co-evolution in health promotion research, policy and practice? Global Health & Education webinar series Persian version 3 December 2020 Openings Prof. Alireza Zali, Vice-chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran Dr. Mojtaba Zeinivand, Vice Minister of Education, Iran Prof. Didier Jourdan, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, …
  • Neoliberal globalization and migrant children’s right to health in Latin America
    Global health & Education webinar series 18 November 2020 Versión en español Facilitator  Dr. Hiram V. Arroyo, Puerto Rico. Professor, Director, Department of Social Sciences, Director, World Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Centre for Training and Research in Health Promotion and Health Education, Faculty of Biosocial Sciences and Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, …
  • The COVID-19 pandemic: better aligning education and health
    Global Health & Education webinar series 13 July 2020 Nicola Gray, on behalf of UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education and International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) Sean Slade, Senior Director of Global Outreach ASCD Antonia Wulff, COVID 19 Policy Co-ordinator Education International (EI) English, simultaneous translation in French (francais) and Spanish (español). The journal Health …
  • Health promotion responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
    Global Health & Education webinar series 22 June 2020 Stephan Van den Broucke, Vice-Dean of the Catholic University of Leuven and Vice-President for Scientific Affairs of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) English Summary: In response to the current pandemic, governments around the world have taken unprecedented actions. Health (or more precisely the …