Month: May 2026

EuroHealthNet Annual Seminar 2026

Date and time: Monday, 1 June 2026, 13:30 to 17:00 CEST
Location: National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, 24 Chocimska Street, 00791 Warsaw, and online
Attendance: in-person or via livestream

The rapid advance of digital technologies and the acceleration of artificial intelligence is reshaping societies in profound ways, with far-reaching implications for health and wellbeing. This digital transformation is a key determinant of health, as it interacts with the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. 

This raises a critical question: how can we ensure that the digital and AI transformation advances health equity and wellbeing, rather than amplifying existing gaps and barriers or even becoming a threat to health? 

Marking the 40th anniversary of the WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, EuroHealthNet’s Annual Seminar 2026 on ‘Health promotion in the digital era’ will explore this question by examining strategic considerations and promising initiatives to strengthening health promotion and prevention in the digital era.

Speakers include:

• Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland
• Kremlin Wickramasinghe, Regional Advisor, ‘Prevention and Health Promotion Division’ at WHO/Europe
• Michele Cecchini, Responsible for the programme of work on Public Health at OECD 
• Marta Puciłowska-Schielmann, Vice-President of the Instytut Cyfrowego Obywatelstwa (Institute of Digital Citizenship) 
• Kerian Berose-Perez, Responsible for ‘Mental health and protection against the harmful effects of exposure to screens’ at the French Ministry of Health

…and many more leading experts in public health, research, and policy.

Register to follow the livestream

Register interest for in-person participation

The event is kindly hosted by the National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene

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 expertise in school health promotion. Drawing on diverse initiatives implemented across the country, Didier Jourdan will examine how these experiences contribute to global discussions on policies, practices, and frameworks for promoting health in schools.

The seminars will address, in particular, forms of governance, student participation, intersectoral work and links with primary health care. They will also focus on implementation strategies across different territories, taking into account regional diversity, social vulnerabilities and contexts marked by high levels of inequality. Particular attention will be paid to political, institutional and pedagogical barriers, as well as to the levers that can help make schools spaces of rights, well-being and equity. Finally, the seminar series will examine the potential of the Brazilian experience to inform global research agendas, public policy-making and international standards for health-promoting schools.

This programme forms part of a broader initiative in international academic cooperation, with a view to collaborative research and publication within the framework of the UNESCO Chair and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Health & Education.

The seminars are intended for academics, students, researchers and professionals in the fields of health, education and public policy.

Dates: 20 May, 27 May, 3 June, 10 June and 24 June 2026
Time: 11:00–12:30, São Paulo time (GMT-3)
Format: hybrid — on-site at the School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, and online
Language: Portuguese, with simultaneous interpretation into English and French

Unique link to the seminars: https://y.uca.fr/link-seminario