WHO launches new e-learning course on behavioural sciences for better health
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new self-paced online course, Behavioural Sciences for Better Health: An Interactive Course for Public Health Practitioners, available through the WHO Academy.
The.. →
Promoting health in schools: taking action across the whole school environment to improve pupils’ health literacy
A new study published in Health Promotion International highlights the importance of comprehensive health promotion policies in schools for developing pupils’ health literacy – that is, their ability to find, understand, evaluate and use information to make decisions that are beneficial to their.. →
Strengthening Health Promotion Competencies in Adolescent Well-being Centres in Greece
A group of professionals in Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, successfully completed a training and is ready to start the function of a youth friendly adolescent well-being centre in collaboration with the First Department of Pediatrics of the Aristotle University (Chair: Professor Dimitrios Zafeiriou,.. →
New Whole Child Model Brief
he New Whole Child Model (NWCM) offers a renewed framework for holistic education, building on the foundations of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach to meet the realities of today’s learners. Developed in partnership with EDLINKS, the NWCM brings together resilience theory,.. →
6th edition Global Community Health Workshop – resources available
The 6th edition of the Global Community Health Workshop, held in June 2026, was a great success. This year’s workshop theme was ‘Connecting planetary health, climate justice, and community health: from knowledge to impact’.
This year’s workshop invited participants to explore the links.. →
Release of a new UNESCO report on the effects of school-based sexuality education
Comprehensive sexuality education, known by different names across countries, is one of the most effective ways to equip young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values they need to build respectful relationships, make informed decisions about their health and well-being, and protect.. →
Global Community Health Annual Workshop 2026 – Confirmed speakers
The sixth edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will take place online on 9, 10 and 11 June 2026.
The health of Mother Earth is inextricably linked to human health and wellbeing. Climate change impacts vulnerable communities the most. It deepens inequalities and threatens both.. →
Health promotion and prevention in the digital era: from challenges to solutions
EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 2026
Date and time: Monday, 1 June 2026, 13:30 to 17:00 CESTLocation: National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, 24 Chocimska Street, 00791 Warsaw, and onlineAttendance: in-person or via livestream
The rapid advance of digital.. →
Brazil as a reference for school health promotion? A seminar series at the School of Public Health, University of São Paulo
A seminar series titled “Brazil as a reference? School health promotion in Brazil in a global perspective” will take place during Didier Jourdan’s stay as a visiting professor at the School of Public Health at the University of São Paulo (USP). The series will highlight Brazil’s.. →
Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres, Lyon, 7–9 April 2026
From 7 to 9 April 2026, Lyon hosted the first Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres, with the theme ‘Collaborating for a Healthier Future’, alongside the One Health Summit 2026 and bringing together global experts from hundreds of institutions designated as WHO Collaborating Centres across.. →
About Didier Jourdan
