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We are pleased to invite you to attend the Portuguese launch event of the UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education. The launch event will take place on 12 November 2024 from 17.30 – 18.30, followed by a reception, during the 17^th European Public Health Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

The main aim for this meeting is:

• to introduce the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education;
• to highlight the collaborative research with University of Minho, Portugal, São Paulo State University, Brazil and Rovuma University, Mozambique on the safe re-opening of schools during COVID-19;
• to sign the partnership agreement between the UNESCO Chair and EUPHA.

The launch event is organised in collaboration with the Research Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), Institute of Education, University of Minho.

Programme

Moderator: Nicola Gray, Chair holder UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education

17.30   Welcome

• Regina F. Alves, Zélia Anastácio and Goof Buijs

17.35    Launch of the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education

• Zélia Anastácio – Assistant Professor, Research Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), Institute of Education, University of Minho, Portugal.
• Didier Jourdan – Chairholder UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, University of Clermont Auvergne

17.45    Presentation – insights from the Lusophone collaboration in the UNESCO Chair global research project around the safe re-opening of schools during COVID-19

• Roberto Tadeu Iaochite – Associate Professor at the Department of Education, São Paulo State University – UNESP in Brazil.
• Manecas Candido Azevedo – Rovuma University, Mozambique (recorded message)
• Regina F. Alves – Researcher, PhD, Research Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), Institute of Education, University of Minho, Portugal.

18.10    Interaction with participants

18.25   Signing of the partnership agreement between the UNESCO Chair and EUPHA

• Iveta Nagyova – EUPHA President, PJ Safarik University, Department of Social and Behavioural Medicine, Kosice, Slovakia
• Tit Albreht – EUPHA President, Scientific Co-Ordinator, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia
• Charlotte Marchandise – EUPHA Executive director, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Didier Jourdan – Chairholder UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, University of Clermont Auvergne

18.30 – 19.30    Reception

Language

This launch event will be held in English.

Location

CCL – The Lisbon Congress Centre, Room 5B

To celebrate the 15^th anniversary of Education and Solidarity (ESN) and in light of the conclusions of I-BEST 2023 and the importance of promoting the well-being of education professionals, ESN and UNESCO Chair “Global Health and Education” (GHE) are launching the “I-BEST Poster Awards” to collect your initiatives and good practices for health and well-being promotion.

3 initiatives in particular will receive awards and financial support.
For more details, please see:

1. The call for participation and associated prices
2. A poster template

We strongly encourage you to share the initiatives of your organization with an international audience. Send your contribution, no later than July 9, 2024, to the following address: secretariat@educationsolidarite.org

The selected posters will then be exhibited online on ESN and its partners’ websites from the 3^rd week of July, and physically at the I-BEST Solutions Forum on July 27 in Buenos Aires.

In May 2024, the Lancet published an article [1] highlighting the renewed mandate of the UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education and WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Education and Health. Led by Co-Chairs Didier Jourdan and Nicola Gray, the initiative aims to address global challenges at the nexus of health and education, particularly in the context of the ongoing repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent health and education, rising inequality, and the climate crisis. Their joint second mandate emphasizes building a diverse global community of professionals to promote intersectoral action, enhance capacity within schools, and facilitate the transfer of knowledge in health promotion research. The approach prioritizes inclusivity and cultural sensitivity, engaging stakeholders to develop effective strategies for advancing child and adolescent health and education on a global level.

[1] Thorley J. (2024). A renewed commitment to intersectoral action for child and adolescent health. The Lancet. Child & adolescent health, 8(5), 320–321. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00082-8

Read the article. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(24)00082-8/abstract

Hybrid event | 15:00 – 17:00 CEST (Paris time) 

Good quality education starts with healthy, happy and safe learners.  

With many more children in primary school, learning about health and well-being in school is an opportunity to advance our children’s education, health and futures. UNESCO is launching the Building strong foundations initiative, signaling the importance of helping every child build foundations early on, for healthier, safer and more informed transitions into adolescence and adulthood. 

Under the banner of Building strong foundations, UNESCO and UNICEF have co-published four technical briefs that provide evidence-based guidance to help children in primary school thrive through foundational education for health and well-being.  

UNESCO, in partnership with UNICEF, is holding a special hybrid event to mark the global launch. Join us online to learn about how foundational education for health and well-being benefits children and how it can be put into practice in different contexts. Register now here! 

Speakers will include Ms. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Education; Mr. Robert Jenkins, UNICEF Global Director, Education and Adolescent Development; H.E. Douglas Siyakalima, Minister of Education, Zambia and Professor Emeritus Helen Cahill, University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education, along with a panel of experts from around the world.  

Engage with us via #LearnAndThrive and #BuildingStrongFoundations. Tag @UNESCO @Education2030UN and @UNICEFEducation.

The webinar will be conducted in English and French with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, Portuguese and International Sign Language. Live closed captions will be available in all of these languages.  

Speakers are:

• Iveta Nagyova, EUPHA Director
• Didier Jourdan, Co-Chair holder UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education, University of Clermont-Auvergne, France
• Catherine Jenkins, Vice President EUPHA Health Literacy Section, London South Bank University, United Kingdon
• Yongjie Yon, Vice President EUPHA Health Ageing Section, WHO Regional office for Europe
• Eric Breton, President EUPHA Health Promotion Section, EHESP French School of Public Health, France

The webinar is moderated by Goof Buijs, manager UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education.

The webinar will take place on 16 May 2024 from 10.00 – 11.30 CEST in English.

Register for the webinar today.

More information on the daily page.

Get Involved: Whether you’re an institution, a health professional, or a citizen, submit your event for the European Public Health Week. Choose from the inspiring daily sub-themes and become part of the hundreds of events taking place during the EUPHW 2024. Submissions can be made on the website: https://eupha.org/EUPHW

Daily Sub-Themes for Exploration:

• Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the life course
• Access to medicines
• The first 1000 days
• Healthy ageing
• 100 weeks (challenge) to the UN High-Level Summit on NCDs

he Education and Solidarity Network and the Foundation for Public Health, in partnership with Education International and the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, have launched the 2nd edition of the International Barometer of the Health and Wellbeing of Education Personnel (I-BEST) in 2023.

During the webinar of the I-BEST 2023, Didier Jourdan, holder of the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, made the observation about the lack of attractiveness of working in the education sector, before giving an overview of the challenges facing education:

Today’s challenge for current and future teachers is the quality of life at work, well-being and social protection.

I would also like to point out that when it comes to the health of adolescents in schools, and more generally the promotion of health in schools, it is important to remember that one of the key factors in the favourable development of our education systems towards taking account of the mental health and well-being of pupils is the health of teachers.

Today, bringing to the fore issues relating to the health and well-being of teachers is an absolutely major challenge, and this is the reason for the commitment of the UNESCO Chair and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Health & Education to trade union organizations, the ESN and the Public Health Foundation.

Call for action: contribute to our ideas box on initiatives to be developed to enhance school staff well-being

A central element of the webinar was the insight gained from the experience and feelings of staff. The weakening of their mental health stood out. We are therefore launching the I-BEST Ideas Box to collect your concrete initiatives to support the well-being of education staff, such as stress management tools, mental health resources, decent working conditions and other measures needed to improve the lives of those who shape the future of our societies.

By uniting our voices and taking action, we can make a real difference to the lives of education staff and, by extension, to the education of children.

If you have any questions about I-BEST, please contact: secretariat@educationsolidarite.org

The team of the UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education is delighted to invite you to its Greek national launch event. The launch event will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2024 from 10.00 until 14.00 EEST at the “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children’s Hospital Auditorium in Athens, Greece and online.

The theme of the launch event is “Advocating for Adolescent Health”.

The event is held under the auspices of: the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports and the Ministry of Health.

In collaboration with: the Greek Society for Adolescent Health/Medicine (G.S.A.M), “FOR Adolescent Health” Scientific Organization, “THALPOS” – Mental Health, the National Healthy Cities Network World Health Organization (W.H.O.) and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)

Local organizers are: MSc «Str. of Developmental and Adolescent Health», Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens N.K.U.A. and Adolescent Health Unit (A.H.U.), Second Dpt of Pediatrics N.K.U.A., “P. & A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital”

With the support of: the UNESCO Chair on Global Health & Education and LIFELINE Hellas.

Registration and Zoom link

To register for the event.

The Zoom link for online participation.

For the full programme please see the UNESCO Chair website.