Call to join the Youth4Health network
A special initiative of the WHO Regional Director for Europe
The world currently has the largest generation of young people in history. Half of the people on our planet are aged 30 years or younger. In the WHO European Region, every third person is under 30.
Young people are unafraid.. →
#ImALifelongLearner campaign
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning proudly launches the #ImALifelongLearner campaign, during the Inclusive Lifelong Learning conference (Bali, Indonesia).
The #ImALifelongLearner campaign mobilizes learners from every corner of the world, urging them to unite, showcase.. →
Addressing hate speech through education: a guide for policy-makers and teachers
How can countries around the world harness the power of education in the fight against online and offline hate speech? UNESCO and the United Nations’ Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect have jointly developed the first guide for policy-makers and teachers, exploring.. →
Kids Building Future Healthy
Monash University and VicHealth have collaborated to create “Kids Building Future Healthy,” an educational edition of Minecraft aimed at children between the ages of 9 and 12.
This initiative encourages children to design communities in the game where people are connected, physically active,.. →
Policy Précis: Promoting and protecting health amidst the rising cost-of-living crisis
The impact of high living costs and decreasing income available for essential services and goods – such as healthcare – have been widespread. It is currently the most pressing worry for 93% of Europeans, with 39% saying they are facing difficulties paying their bills. In fact, the cost-of-living.. →
Report: Why the European Commission must choose the Nutri-Score nutrition label
Press release, 11 May 2023, EU scientists and health professionals for Nutri-Score
A group of 316 scientists and health professionals released a comprehensive scientific report explaining “Why the European Commission must choose the Nutri-Score nutrition label – a public health tool.. →
Webinar – Connecting health and education to unleash learners’ potential: The state of school health and nutrition around the world, 25 April 2023
Nearly every country around the world is investing in their school-age children and adolescents through school health and nutrition. Good health and nutrition during school years are a prerequisite for children and adolescents to learn and grow, and a crucial investment for more prosperous and inclusive.. →
Call for papers – Decolonizing knowledge, approaches and methodologies in health promotion
Following the Tiohtià:ke Statement: Catalysing policies for health, well-being and equity, an outcome of IUHPE2022 World Conference, the journal Global Health Promotion is calling for papers on decolonizing knowledge, approaches and methodologies in health promotion.. →
Webinar: The curricular experience in School Health Promotion – 16 March 2023
On 16 March 2023 the UNESCO Chair and WHO Collaborating Centre on Global Health & Education in collaboration with the University of Puerto Rico and the Chair of Health Promotion at the University of Girona will organise the webinar: the curricular experience in school health promotion. The.. →
Global Handbook of Health Promotion Research – Vol. 3 available
We are pleased to announce the release of the 3rd volume of the Global Handbook of health Promotion Research: Doing Health Promotion Research[1].
A global collaborative initiative
This publication is the result of a global collaborative initiative, launched in May 2020 by the UNESCO.. →
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