More than 60 years working to advance health promotion and to achieve equity in health globally I NTERNATIONAL U NION FOR H EALTH P ROMOTION AND E DUCATION.

More than 60 years working to advance health promotion and to achieve equity in health globally

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR HEALTH

PROMOTION AND EDUCATION

Maggie Davies, IUHPE Vice President for Conferences

2nd International and 6th National Iranian Congress on Health Education and Promotion

Kermanshah, Iran – 19-21 May, 2015

1. Description of the work of the IUHPE

As a global professional network

As a dissemination & exchange hub

As a facilitating agency of technical expertise

CONTENTS OF THE PRESENTATION

Created in 1951

Non-governmental status

Gathers professionals from across the world in different disciplines

▪ Institutional members ▪ Individual members

Encourages and facilitates exchange ▪ Conferences ▪ Media

Provides technical expertise▪Public policy ▪Research ▪Advocacy ▪Capacity building & training ▪Practice

Promote global health and wellbeing

Contribute to the achievement of equity in health between and

within countries of the world

Mission

Our vision of Health

Health is a resource for the everyday life of individuals and of societies.

It is an outcome of complex social and economic developments and constructs.

It is created when individuals, families and communities are able to take control over their lives; and their needs are supported by the environment in which they live.

The importance of Health Promotion

Health promotion is a vital part of the global social development agenda.

It aims to help people to improve their own health and the underlying factors that influence health.

The main determinants of health are people’s, social, economic and environmental living conditions, and the social and personal behaviours that are strongly influenced by those conditions

The importance of Health Promotion

A key characteristic of health promotion is the planned articulation of a wide range of complementary actions in an organized context: academic, government or community.

Its core activities include health literacy, health education and advocacy for horizontal policy approaches in all sectors of society which help to improve health, and conversely, to prevent it being threatened and undermined. The effectiveness of these activities is enhanced and underpinned by collaboration and alliance building among all sectors of society, applied research to improve the quality and effectiveness of health promotion, and training people to help them acquire skills to engage effectively in health promotion work.

Goals of IUHPE

Increased health and wellbeing of populations throughout the world;

Greater equity in health between and within countries of the world;

Effective alliances and partnerships to produce improved health promotion outcomes;

Broadly accessible evidence-based knowledge and practical experience in health promotion and health education;

Excellence in policy and practice for effective, quality health promotion;

High levels of capacity in individuals, organisations and countries to undertake health promotion and health education activities.

Four priorityareas of work

Using four priority strategies

The work of the IUHPE as a global professional network

Categories of membershipNational Health Promotion and Public Health Agencies :

Organisations of national scope which are responsible for organising health promotion and health education in their country

Academic InstitutionsUniversities, Training Centres, Schools of Public Health and other

Institutions who pursue research, and capacity building in an academic setting

Regional Scope Institutions are responsible for undertaking, promoting and or supporting health promotion at the regional/local level

Individual: who support IUHPE’s mission, goals and objectives

Student: have a special membership rate and are able to enter a global network of other students and young professionals that want to influence the future of health promotion- www.isecn.org

Retired: have a special membership rate (in line with our equity fee scale)

10 things IUHPE members receive from the Organisation

1. Complimentary subscription to the journal Global Health Promotion

2. Discounts on five other journals in the IUHPE publication family

3. Discounts on IUHPE conference registration fees

4. Access the members only corner on the IUHPE website, at www.iuhpe.org

5. Participation in IUHPE projects in areas of their interest

6. Complete access to the Global IUHPE network

7. Automatic invitations to participate in IUHPE global dialogues, at www.vhpo.net

8. Opportunities to influence global directions in health promotion as a voting member of the IUHPE General Assembly

9. Participation in key IUHPE health promotion activities in their region of the world

10. Stimulation of their professional life through invigorating contact with like-minded health promoters throughout the world

10 things IUHPE members give to the Organisation

1. Their voice in IUHPE dialogues on key issues of the day

2. Their experience, working on IUHPE projects that tap their areas of expertise

3. Their help to others, via your participation in the IUHPE Equity Membership Fee programme

4. Their leadership, in elected positions in IUHPE regions and global leadership positions

5. Their active, engaged participation at IUHPE conferences

6. Their scholarship, via publication in IUHPE journals

7. Their advocacy for health equity, via participation in IUHPE advocacy initiatives

8. Their spirit and friendship, by your participation in many IUHPE social activities

9. Their network, as they bring others into the IUHPE

10. Their commitment to fairness and social justice, as they use the many opportunities given by IUHPE to express their values with vigour and effectiveness

The work of the IUHPE as a dissemination & exchange hub

“Communication functions to provide connection to our members, partners and the public and to market the organization. All of the IUHPE members, Officers and staff have a role in communication IUHPE messages”

Communications

The IUHPE Journal Family

Global Health Promotion

http://ghp.sagepub.com

Scope: GHP is a multilingual journal which publishes authoritative peer-reviewed articles and practical information for a worldwide audience of professionals interested in health promotion and education.

Types of manuscripts published:•Original articles (5,000 words)•Commentaries (2,000 words)•Addresses•Abstract translation•Thematic Supplement issues

Thematic reports & publications

Health Promotion Effectiveness

Tobacco Control

Shaping the Future of Health Promotion

School Health

Mental Health

Health systems

Physical Activity

CommunityHealth

Social Determinants of Health

The Ottawa Charter

NCDs

IUHPE online platform www.iuhpe.org

A new and interactive gathering of important resources: IUHPE website including presentation of all activities, projects and working group

IUHPE member database a social network to facilitate networking and exchange

Views of Health Promotion Online - VHPO a trilingual (English, French and Spanish) dialogue forum

An accreditation system for practitioners and institutions to be accredited with a ‘quality label’

A collaborative working space for all IUHPE working and governance bodies ▪ shared file system ▪ chat and online dialogue facilities ▪ shared calendar

A teleconference platform to organize online courses/seminars

A tools repertoire tools and resources to develop and implement partnership activities

Online presenceViews of Health

Promotion OnlineOnline Dialogue of the IUHPE

www.vhpo.net

“IUHPE Conferences are renowned events bringing together leading professionals from all corners of the world to take stock of the present state of knowledge and experiences, bring forward future challenges and shape the agenda to advance developments in health promotion”

IUHPE world and regional conferences

Promoting Health and Equity Assessing progress Sharing strategies Exchanging research results Reflecting on innovative practices and

policies

At all levels of governance

Keynote speaker: Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, Brazil (tbc); Keynote speaker: Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, Brazil (tbc);

Ethical and cultural imperatives in interventions that promote health and equity

Urban change to make differences locally, paying attention to emerging voices

Health in all policy and intersectoral action: innovations in theory, evaluation and research

Pathways to achieve sustainable and healthy human development on a global scale

Creating shared research questions to bridging the research/practice gap

Five sub-themes

Call for Abstracts: 15 April through 4

September, 2015Topics for submission:

Areas related to the Conference subthemesAreas related to the IUHPE organizational prioritiesAreas related to IUHPE global working groups, networks and interest groupsAreas related to the development of HP research and practice

Submission formats:

Symposia Workshops Oral/Posters Presentations Alternative Showings

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Opens:  15th April 2015Submission Deadline:              4th September 2015 Abstract Notification:              December 2015Author Registration Deadline : February 2016

The work of the IUHPE as a facilitating agency of technical expertise

Including: Physical activity promotion, Equitable access to active and sustainable transportation Healthy villages/cities/schools/work places Food availability and affordability Tobacco control Injury prevention Mental health Violence

NCDs Prevention and Controlfrom a Health Promotion Perspective

Social Determinants of Health

IUHPE’s work on SDH includes: Health in All Policies (HiAP) Whole-of-government approaches Intersectoriality The fight against poverty & Support to MDGs The recommendations of the WHO Commission on SDH Report The structural drivers of inequitable distribution (power/

money /resources/ human rights)

Health promotion in emerging economies Health Impact Assessment Health equity

It supports the work and infrastructure that underpins the other health promotion work that the IUHPE does.

It includes: Capacity building / competencies Advocacy Health literacy Surveillance Communications Evidence of the effectiveness of health promotion Evaluation Transferability

Health promotion system

Health Promotion in Sustainable Development

IUHPE’s work on Sustainable Development includes : Food system Climate change Whole systems approaches Partnership across sectors Urbanization & urban planning and

poverty Environmental approaches Disaster prevention and post-

disaster management

Including: Physical activity promotion, Equitable access to active and sustainable transportation Healthy villages/cities/schools/work places Food availability and affordability Tobacco control Injury prevention Mental health Violence

NCDs Prevention and Controlfrom a Health Promotion Perspective

Social Determinants of Health

IUHPE’s work on SDH includes: Health in All Policies (HiAP) Whole-of-government approaches Intersectoriality The fight against poverty & Support to MDGs The recommendations of the WHO Commission on SDH Report The structural drivers of inequitable distribution (power/

money /resources/ human rights)

Health promotion in emerging economies Health Impact Assessment Health equity

It supports the work and infrastructure that underpins the other health promotion work that the IUHPE does.

It includes: Capacity building / competencies Advocacy Health literacy Surveillance Communications Evidence of the effectiveness of health promotion Evaluation Transferability

Health promotion system

Health Promotion in Sustainable Development

IUHPE’s work on Sustainable Development includes : Food system Climate change Whole systems approaches Partnership across sectors Urbanization & urban planning and

poverty Environmental approaches Disaster prevention and post-

disaster management

Health Impact Assessment

Salutogenesis

Health Literacy

Food Systems

WARFS

Climate Change

SDH Interface Research

Competencies & Workforce Development

IUHPE GLOBAL WORKING GROUPS

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Evidence of Health Promotion Effectiveness

The IUHPE Student and Early Career Network (ISECN)

MembershipIUHPE Student & Early Career members + Practitioners and Researchers

Worldwide representation with regional contact members

Mission To connect, enable and mobilize students & Early Career to contribute to the IUHPE missionTo strengthen health promoters capacity → global health & health equity

Objectives Ensuring representation /participation of students and young professionals in the IUHPEBecoming active in shaping the IUHPE (and Health Promotion) of the futureLinking one another within the global network → learning and professional growth

What does ISECN do?Providing opportunity for meaningful engagement through its Working Groups:

Ethics Working GroupEquity and Diversity Working Group New Media Working Groups Working Groups on Creating interactive communication tools for ISECNers.

Organization of Workshop, Sub-plenaries session, etc. at Regional/Global ConferencesDevelopment of online tools (website and blogs) Management of Views of Health Promotion Online-VHPOProviding opportunitie for linking colleagues → joint projects/publications

How does ISECN create contact between members? Quarterly global conference call on specific issues/topics Regular Communications through the ISECN listserv, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Monthly NewsletterISECN Website www.isecn.org

• Cochrane Public Health Review Group (PHRG) - http://www.ph.cochrane.org/

• EuroHealthNet - http://www.eurohealthnet.eu/

• Global Advocacy for Physical Activity (GAPA) -http://www.globalpa.org.uk/

• International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) -http://www.ianphi.org/

• International School Health Network (ISHN) http://www.internationalschoolhealth.org/

• International Network of Health Promotion Foundations (INHPF) - http://www.hp-foundations.net/

• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) - http://www.wfpha.org/

Participation in international networks

• International School Health Network (ISHN) - http://www.internationalschoolhealth.org/

•International Network of Health Promotion Foundations (INHPF) - http://www.hp-foundations.net/

• World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) - http://www.wfpha.org/

Participation in international networks (cont.)

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