Development of a Greek National Network of the UNESCO Chair GHE confirmed
On Thursday December 18th, 2025, Professor Didier Jourdan, Chair holder of the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education (GHE) and Artemis Tsitsika, Affiliated Professor and National Representative for Greece of the UNESCO Chair GHE and Head of the MSc “Strategies of Developmental and Adolescent.. →
23 February 2026 – Teacher well-being and personality potential as drivers of learners’ development, health, and well-being
UNESCO IITE and UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education webinar series
Time: 13.00 – 14.30 CET
Language: This webinar will be held in English
Registration: Register here. Registration is free. The link to the webinar will be sent to you after registration.
Summary
Teacher.. →
UNESCO Chair endorses the Helsinki statement on Investing in Health and Well-being
The Helsinki Statement on Investing in Health and Well-being is one of the outcomes of the 18th European Public Health Conference. Urging bold investment in health systems, embedding equity, using “Health in All Policies”, protecting public health from misinformation, and measuring well-being.. →
Making every school a health promoting school: experts and decision-makers gather in Brussels
Source: EuroHealthNet
On 2 December 2025, the Schools4Health conference – ‘From Awareness to Action: Making Every School a Health Promoting School,’ was held in Brussels, bringing together experts from WHO/Europe, UNESCO, UNICEF, and the European Commission, as well as public health professionals.. →
UNESCO IITE Publishes Briefs on Education for Health, Well-being, and Personality Development
UNESCO’s Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) has published the first two briefs in a series, titled “How the Educational Environment and Curricula Contribute to Learners’ Personality Development, Health, and Well-being” and “Teacher personality potential.. →
Planning for healthy and thriving learners: Global launch – 20 November 2025
UNESCO is launching Planning for healthy and thriving learners – a coordinated programme of work to embed health and well-being into education sector planning.
Planning for healthy and thriving learners aims to translate high-level commitments into concrete action, placing.. →
Honorary doctorate awarded to Professor Didier Jourdan
The University of Huddersfield (United Kingdom) has awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Didier Jourdan, holder of the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education and professor at University of Clermont Auvergne. This distinction honours his outstanding contribution to health promotion practice,.. →
Vaud CMS mobilized to meet the challenge of aging well
In the canton of Vaud (Switserland), more than 40,000 people benefit each year from the services provided by Community health and social care centres (CMS). Faced with growing and increasingly specific needs, the Association vaudoise d’aide et de soins à domicile (AVASAD) has been engaged since.. →
Special issue: Child and Adolescent Health in Europe and Central Asia
A special scientific issue by Public Health in Practice, available on ScienceDirect, brings together key articles that support the new Child and Adolescent Health (CAH) strategy in the WHO European Region by providing analysis, evidence and concrete recommendations for its implementation. The recently.. →
Governments across Europe and Central Asia adopt new WHO strategy to give every child a healthy start in life
Source: WHO
All 53 Member States of the WHO European Region have unanimously adopted a bold new strategy to improve the health and well-being of children and adolescents across Europe and Central Asia.
Titled “A healthy start for a healthy life: a strategy for child and adolescent.. →
About Didier Jourdan
