PHM-Exch> Global Conference on Health Promotion - Helsinki Finland - June 10-14 2013

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from : EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*Global Conference on Health Promotion 2013

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*The 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion (8GCHP) - Helsinki, Finland,
June 10-14 2013

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*The conference is co-organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and
the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland

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Website:
http://www.stm.fi/en/ministry/international_cooperation/who/healthpromotion2013

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The Conference will assess achievements and aims for health promotion
globally from **Ottawa** to ****Nairobi****. It aims to address what works
and how, identifying options for action, available processes, mechanisms
and tools.

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■To implement the intersectoral action for health and health in all
policies approaches at the country level****

■To exchange experiences in implementing Health in All Policies including
the identification of effective tools and other prerequisites for country
action****

■To highlight the value of health promotion activities for health, their
relevance for overall societal development and for development policies****

■To inform about economic aspects of health promotion****

■To highlight the important role of primary health care in health promotion*
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■To review progress, impact and achievements of health promotion since the
Ottawa Conference****


Linked to****

■Sustainability of health systems****

■Implementation of recommendations on social determinants for health****

■UN General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of
Noncommunicable Diseases****

■Review of the Millennium Development Goals****

■Sustainable development agenda

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To support the preparations for the Conference, WHO and the Ministry of
Social Affairs and Health of Finland are seeking partners for collaboration
who have an interest in health and its promotion and/or in related critical
issues for health such as education, environment, employment, agriculture,
transportation, housing, trade, finance, and foreign and development
policy.

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Partners with practical implementation experience on intersectoral action
for health will have the opportunity to collaborate in organizing a
landmark event that aims to develop concrete guidance on what works to
promote health through public policies.

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Further information****

Ministerial Adviser Outi Kuivasniemi, tel. +358 9 160 73230,
forename.surname at stm.fi ****

Ministerial Adviser Eeva Ollila, tel. +358 9 160 74032,
forename.surname at stm.fi

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