Joint letter from European public health and consumer associations to the EC on the future front-of-pack nutrition label for Europe
European public health and consumer organisations[1] wrote a letter on December 19th, 2022 to Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice President for the European Green Deal), and EC Commissioners Kyriakides (DG Health) and Wojciechowski (DG Agri) to express their concern about the revision of EU consumer.. →
Food and nutrition education and school food to improve diets for life – Webinar 8 December
On 8 December 2022, 15.00 (CET) the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme in collaboration with the School Meals Coalition will organise a webinar: “Food and nutrition education and school food to improve diets for life – Linking school-based.. →
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child, and the Whole Culture
In 2014 the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model (WSCC) – a collaboration between the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ASCD – was launched. It was a response to the “call for greater alignment, integration, and collaboration between education and health to.. →
Webinar: Improving inclusion of children living with a rare disease through curriculum transformation – 28 November 2022
UNESCO-IBE is organising a webinar on “Improving inclusion of children living with a rare disease through curriculum transformation”, co-organised with the Agrenska Foundation and Rare Diseases International and taking place on 28 November 2022 2:00-4:00 PM – Geneva time – (UTC+1).
Panelists:
Yao.. →
Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action
Around the world, one in seven adolescents aged 10-19 years old experience a mental disorder, including depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders that limit their ability to live a full life as an adult. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the challenges faced by young people accessing.. →
BMJ Collection on Adolescent Well-being
The world’s 1.2 billion adolescents (young people aged 10-19 years) now represent almost 16% of the world’s population; yet this group has received limited attention from global agenda-setting initiatives, such as universal health coverage and sustainable development. This needs to be addressed,.. →
Webinar Towards a regional agenda for School Health Promotion in Latin America
On 17 November 2022, 10.00 – 11.00 AST, 15.00 – 16.00 CET, the UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Center Global Health & Education and the University of Puerto Rico, will organise the webinar: Towards a regional agenda for School Health Promotion in Latin America. The webinar will be held.. →
Launch free E-learning: Challenging the obesogenic environment – Towards a Community-Based Approach
On the 10th of November 2022 JOGG (Healthy Youngsters with a Healthy Future) will launch their new free E-learning: Challenging the obesogenic environment – Towards a Community-Based Approach.
Sharing knowledge, skills and good examples forms the basis of the Dutch JOGG-approach… →
Lifelong learning for health webinar 3/3 – Sustainable policy implementation and visibility – 16 November 2022
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education (GHE) will co-host this webinar as part of a series aimed at developing a roadmap for the enactment of the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, adopted at the fifth International Conference.. →
Statement to the Ministerial Meeting of the School Meals Coalition
On Tuesday 18 October 2022 a Ministerial Meeting was organised to discuss the progress of the School Meals coalition so far and establish ways to move forward as it enters its second year. The Research Consortium published the Stockholm Statement which informed the ministers of the School.. →
Child health and well-being – An interdisciplinary summit organized by the Technical University of Munich, 12-14 October 2022
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) hosted an interdisciplinary summit on 12-14 October 2022, focusing on health issues in children and adolescence in the post-COVID era.
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have a long-lasting and negative impact on children’s development and health… →
Interactive symposium: Children and their Families Need Social Connection to Thrive, 2 Nov
TeEACH (Transforming Early Education and Child Health Research Centre ) is organising an interactive symposium: “Children and their Families Need Social Connection to Thrive” on Wednesday 2 November 2022 from 9.00 – 16.00 AEDT, 23.00 (1 Nov) – 6.00 (2 Nov) CET.
Social (dis)connection.. →
MOOC on Science and Human Rights
UNESCO/Global Campus of Human Rights Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Science and Human Rights is out and open for enrolment. The course, which is the first ever educational content on this topic, will be running from 10 October to 13 November 2022. Registration is free and open.. →
PAHO webinar: Policy Options for Strengthening and Transforming Health Systems in the Americas – 11 October 2022
The Department of Health Systems and Services of the Pan American Health Organization(PAHO) is organizing the 3rd webinar in a series called “Policy Options for Strengthening and Transforming Health Systems in the Americas” on 11 October 2022 at 10:00 (EDT) / 16:00 (CET). The aim of.. →
Transforming Education Summit September 2022
The UN Transforming Education Summit was being convened in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance. Often slow and unseen, this crisis is having a devastating impact on the futures of children and youth worldwide. The Summit deals with.. →
Event Mental Health Europe during World Mental Health Day on 10 October
World Mental Health Day is observed annually on 10 October. Since 1992, the global community unites on this day to raise awareness and reduce the stigma that surrounds people with mental health problems. This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘Make mental health & wellbeing.. →
Reducing inequalities by investing in health-promoting care
COVID-19 uncovered many of the ways that our care systems, such as child care and long-term care, are dysfunctional. Most EU Member States still rely on models that lean heavily on undervalued and underpaid carers and perpetuate health and socioeconomic inequalities. This leaves countries unprepared.. →
244 million children won’t start the new school year (UNESCO press release)
9 September 2022 – New UNESCO data shows that 244 million children and youth between 6 and 18 years old worldwide are still out of school. Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, calls for collective mobilization to ensure that the right of every child to access quality education is respected.
The.. →
22nd IAAH European Regional Conference – Youth Development Challenges in the post-COVID-19 era
On October 5th-7th, 2022 the 22nd International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH) European Regional Conference will be held in Athens, Greece. It is locally organized by the Greek/Hellenic Society for Adolescent Medicine (GSAM) and mainly focuses on youth development during and after the COVID-19.. →
Event: Healthy & Educated – Investing in School Health and Nutrition (SHN) to Transform Education and the Lives of Children and Young People
Every child has the right to survive, thrive, and reach their full potential – but they can only realize this right if their schools provide them with a learning environment that promotes their education, health, nutrition, and wellbeing.
The Government of Morocco in partnership with UNICEF,.. →