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Time: 8.00 Mexico, 9.00 Colombia, 10.00 Puerto Rico, 11.00 Brasil, 15.00 France

Language: The webinar will be held in Spanish. Translation will be available in 50+ languages, including English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. We will use a translation app based on AI.

Link to register. Registration is free. The link to the webinar will be sent to you after registration.

Información en español, Informações em português

Speakers

Dr. Pilar Campos is Regional Health Promotion Advisor at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Department of Family, Health Promotion and Life Course, Unit for Health Promotion and Social Determinants.

Dr. Aurinés Torres Sánchez is a Popular Educator, public health educator and doctor in education with more than 30 years of experience in community health programmes with vulnerable populations. Her work is characterised by the exploration and practice of theoretical and practical foundations for liberating and decolonising methodologies and curricula, and by promoting transdisciplinary approaches inspired by Buen Vivir. Its community and academic practice in decolonising public health aims to achieve collective health with dignity for all, guided by the defence of human rights and social, racial and gender justice. Among her diverse contributions, she co-created the first Boricua Model for the Training of Community Health Promoters that uses Popular Education to promote community development and empowerment towards a dignified and decolonial collective health. In 2019, she founded ‘Aula Comunitaria PR’ which provides formative and investigative accompaniment in decolonial health to individuals and groups that assume community leadership in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Aurinés is a university professor of courses in public health, popular health education, community health, participatory action research and curriculum design at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences, Cayey and Río Piedras campuses. She is currently president of the Board of Directors of La Colmena Cimarrona in Vieques and a member of the Puerto Rico Agroecology Trust. Dr. Torres Sánchez has presented her work at scientific conferences and community-based meetings in the local and international community and participates in social justice movements in Latin America, Puerto Rico and the USA.

Dr. Dora Irma Cardaci Rodríguez graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, from the Master’s Degree in Social Medicine, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco and from the PhD in Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, National School of Anthropology and History, Mexico. She is currently a Full-Time Professor-Researcher in the Department of Health Care, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico. She has been appointed as a National Researcher Level 2, by the National System of Researchers. In 2007 she was elected Vice-President for Latin America of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), a position she held until 2010. She was deputy editor of the journal Global Health Promotion, and a member of the Editorial Board of Review of Health Promotion and Education on Line. She has served as a temporary consultant to UNICEF, PAHO, UNESCO and UNFPA on health education and promotion, medical education and health and gender.

Moderator

Prof. Dr. Fernando Peñaranda Correa is a medical doctor. Master’s in public health, master’s in education and social development and doctor in Social Sciences, Childhood and Youth. He is a professor and senior researcher of the Health and Society Research Group of the National School of Public Health of the University of Antioquia. He is the coordinator of emphasis in health education of the master’s in public health. He has been a professor in the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Faculty and in other universities in the country, in the following topics: epistemology, qualitative research, ethics and social justice, public health, health promotion and health education. He has written numerous articles, book chapters and books in the areas of health education, qualitative research, ethics and public health and social justice.

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Summary

The questions that will be addressed during the webinar are:

1. What is the relevance and role that has been given to health education in health systems, in academia and in the activities of the civil society/community?
2. What actions are being taken at the level of health systems, academia and civil society/community to revitalize health education?

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Latin American Program to promote health education

This webinar is a part of the “Latin American Program to promote health education.  This initiative is being promoted with the participation of the UNESCO Chair in Global Health and Education, the Inter-American Consortium of Universities and Training Centers for Health Education and Health Promotion (CIUEPS), the Brazilian Network of Popular Health Education, the Colombian Network of Health Education and the International Union of Health Promotion and Health Education (IUHPE), with the following objectives:

• Promote health education at national and international levels, as a fundamental dimension of the health disciplines, the educational sciences and the social and human sciences.
• To recuperate the Latin American production and position it in the regional level, which implies promoting its critical and decolonial approaches. A health education that advocates for social transformation towards a more just and equitable society that guarantees well-being and a life with dignity.
• Promote the articulation of the education and health sectors to strengthen the actions of each of these sectors to promote health education, by recognizing education and health as two inalienable, synergistic and interdependent human rights.
• Strengthen the theoretical, political and ethical foundations of health education as a requirement for a responsible, productive and ethical pedagogical praxis.
• To generate a setting for the articulation of academia and civil society that allows Latin American integration in order to share experiences, knowledge and aspirations framed in a collective purpose.
• To promote national and international integration with respect to health education as a means for mutual learning and solidarity, and to facilitate cooperative actions in the development of academic-scientific events, research and training processes.

The webinars, open to all interested stakeholders, are a component of the program. They are experiential sessions, lasting 60-90 minutes, with guest speakers who present their reflections on two or three problematic questions to encourage audience participation. Five webinars have been scheduled for this first stage of the program, with an interval of 2 months between each one.

The Implementation Team of the Schools for Health in Europe (SHE) Research Group invites those who are engaged in health promotion in schools to participate in an inventory. The aim of the inventory is to explore the state of the art within countries/regions with regard to instruments to monitor/evaluate the implementation of the Health Promoting School (HPS) approach. The survey is available in English and French (you can choose the language with the options on the top right). You can answer in English, French or in your first language.

You can find the survey at this link: https://psicologiaunimib.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3n6ClB2LRRjqHKm

Monitoring the implementation of the HPS approach

The inventory constitutes a first step in researching the topic of implementation in different countries/regions. Sharing experiences about implementation practices among professionals, researchers, and policymakers is fundamental to fostering health promotion in schools. The results will help identify existing published and unpublished evaluation/monitoring instruments and standards, promote collaboration, and offer the possibility of adapting and developing shared instruments. We invite professionals, policy makers and researchers from all over the world to share the instruments used in their countries.

SHE Research Group Implementation Team

The SHE Research Group Implementation Team is part of the Schools for Health in Europe (SHE netork). The SHE Research Group aims to foster research and share development processes for health promotion in schools, as well as practices, experiences, and evidence-based interventions. The Implementation Team consists of: Veronica Velasco, Stefano Delbosq, Kathelijne Bessems, Patricia van Assema, Anne Torhild Klomsten, Karina Leksy and Kevin Dadaczynski.

More information:

• Link to the survey
• English version of the survey (pdf)
• French version of the survey (pdf)

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.

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