PHA-Exchange> WHO AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THAILAND TO CO-HOST THE 6TH GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTH PROMOTION, BANGKOK, THAILAND, 7-11 AUGUST, 2005

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> *WHO AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THAILAND TO CO-HOST THE 6^TH GLOBAL 
> CONFERENCE ON HEALTH PROMOTION, BANGKOK, THAILAND, 7-11 AUGUST, 2005
> *
>
> Health Promotion has played an important role in guiding public health 
> policy and in reducing health risks at global and community levels. 
> Adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the 
> work towards a WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and 
> Health are just two examples of this work. However, there remains an 
> urgent need to identify and develop strategies to tackle priority 
> local and global health challenges at the beginning of the 21st century.
>
> The 6^th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Bangkok will 
> consider the determinants of health and share evidence-based 
> experiences about ways in which countries can improve the health and 
> well-being of individuals and populations.  Building on the 
> achievements and lessons learnt at previous conferences, this 
> conference will culminate with the/ Bangkok Charter on Health 
> Promotion/, which will set a new health agenda for a rapidly changing 
> world.
>
> *WHAT*:           6^th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Bangkok, 
> Thailand
>
> *WHEN:  *         Sunday, 7 August - Thursday, 11 August, 2005
>
> *WHERE:*  United Nations Conference Centre, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
>
> *WHO:*    700 leading health promotion experts representing more than 
> 100 countries from all regions, including government policy makers, 
> NGOs, public health and health promotion specialists and the private 
> sector.
>
>                 + Keynote speakers include: H. E. Pol. Lt.Col. Dr
>                   Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime                      
>                   Minister of Thailand, Dr LEE Jong-wook, WHO Director
>                   General, Sir Michael               Marmott, Chair,
>                   WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health 
>
>
> *MEDIA: *        * Accreditation:* The conference will be open to duly 
> accredited media                                             
> representatives. For media accreditation details (plus travel and 
> accommodation                                         information) 
> please contact, by 2 August, 2005:
>
>         Ms Puangpen: _chanprasertppen at health.moph.go.th_ 
> <mailto:chanprasertppen at health.moph.go.th> 
>
> Registration of accredited journalists will take place at the UNESCAP 
> Conference Centre, Bangkok, ground floor, between 09:00 - 16:00, 7 
> August, 2005.
>
> *Conference coverage:* Agendas, daily summaries, press releases, 
> keynote addresses will be released on the conference website: 
> _http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/6gchp/en/index.html__
> _


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