Education and Environmental Health
Improving the health of all and reducing inequalities requires a renewed focus on the actual physical environment of schools. Two studies, conducted in North America, highlight the link between pollution in the school environment and educational success (reading and mathematics assessments, behavioural.. →
ASCD launches Whole Child Network
On Friday November 8th, ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) launched the ASCD Whole Child Network: http://www.ascd.org/programs/The-Whole-Child/Whole-Child-Network.aspx, a free-to-join global network of schools that are focused on the same goal: transforming their.. →
Luis A. Saboga-Nunes introduces the pre-conference “Intersectorality: next generation, a real way to tackle health inequalities?”
Luis A. Saboga-Nunes, is an Associated Professor at the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, president of the EUPHA Health Promotion Section and member of the UNESCO chair Global Health & Education.
In this video, Dr. Saboga-Nunes introduces the pre-conference “Intersectorality: next generation,.. →
Amsterdam wins EU Health Award 2019
Prevention and reduction of overweight in children and adolescents
The City of Amsterdam has won the City European Health Award 2019 with its Amsterdam Healthy Weight Programme. This year’s theme is prevention and reduction of children and adolescents that are overweight. According to.. →
UNESCO Chair News Update – October
Read our latest news update, with information about:
UNESCO Chair Introduction webinar on 17 October 2019;
Pre-conference: Intersectorality ‘next generation’: a real way to tackle health inequalities on 20 November 2019;
Seminar Towards Prevention 2.0! in Clermont-Ferrand;
Intersectorality « Next Generation » : an effective way to address health inequalities?
Intersectorality « Next Generation » : an effective way to address health inequalities? This question will be the main topic of the pre-conference co-organized by the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education on 20 November 2019 in Marseille Chanot. Around Didier Jourdan, Luis Saboga Nunes, Louise.. →
Building bridges between health and education
MEETING ASCOT 18th and 19th of SEPTEMBER
ADOLESCENT HEALTH COMING OF AGE Conference
The “Adolescent Health – Coming of Age” conference, organized by the RCPCH (Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health) and SAHM (Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine), was a.. →
The kick-off meeting UNESCO chair ‘Global Health & Education’ was held in UNESCO headquarters in Paris
Forty participants from all over the world participated in the kick-off meeting of the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education. The event took place in UNESCO headquarters in Paris, on 26-27 February 2018. The main goal for the kick-off meeting was to meet with the key partners of the UNESCO chair.. →
Didier Jourdan is visiting scholar in Aarhus University (Copenhagen)
Didier Jourdan is visiting scholar in the Research Centre in the period 3 April – 26 May 2017. The funding for the visit was awarded by AUFF. The main aim of the visit is linked to establishment of a UNESCO Chair ‘Global School Health Consortium’. Professor Jourdan leads the consortium application… →
Potentials and Challenges of Mixed Methods
Didier Jourdan will deliver an open lecture on “Potentials and Challenges of Mixed Methods Illustrated using the example of understanding the impact of health/wellbeing promotion programmes in complex educational systems”. This lecture sets out to illustrate and discuss the potentials.. →
About Didier Jourdan
