GPHW2024: Digital Health Citizenship: Advancing digital health and civic literacy through intergenerational dialogues

Theme: Enhancing and Democratizing Governance in Global Health

Date and Time: 9th April 2024 | 14:00-15:15 CET

Event Description: In the era of digital transformation, ensuring the health and well-being of young people requires strategic action. The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world has outlined essential recommendations that stakeholders must heed to support the thriving health and well-being of the younger generation. To move the Commission’s recommendations into tangible action, the Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) was established in 2023. The global consortium with hubs in Africa, Asia, and Europe is a multidisciplinary platform aiming to strengthen digital and data governance to improve young people’s health and well-being.

Enfranchising young people to co-design and critically engage with digital-first health systems is a core project of the DTH-Lab as part of efforts to increase public participation and digital health citizenship. By partnering with youth and youth organizations at the global, regional, and country levels, the DTH-Lab is launching an assessment of young people’s perception of digital health citizenship to support the co-creation of desired health outcomes, promote youth leadership and support a generation of informed and enfranchised digital health citizens.

Digital health citizenship emerges from the intersection of digital transformations, health, and citizenship. Recognizing that individuals have rights, responsibilities, and agency in the digital health landscape, digital health citizenship promotes active participation, informed decision-making, and ethical use of digital health technologies and platforms. To advance digital health citizenship, particularly among the youth population, improved capacity must be enacted particularly focusing on the unity of digital, health, and civic literacy.

This intergenerational dialogue aims to assess the current perception of digital health citizenship with a particular focus on garnering youth insights and their key asks in becoming more enfranchised digital health citizens. Discussants will share preliminary work on this topic including a current scoping study on digital health literacy tools from the Young World Federation of Public Health Association (YWFPHA) and the general landscape of current work on digital health citizenship. Moreover, the DTH-Lab will launch an online survey to support its broader work of co-designing and solution creation with young people in becoming enfranchised digital health citizens in the age of digital transformations.

DTH-Lab links:

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YWFPHA links:  

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Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Young World Federation of Public Health Association (YWFPHA)

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link (will be sent after registration)

Registration: Link

GPHW2024: Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health: Public Health Strategies for Post-COVID Resilience and Equity

Theme: Enhancing and Democratizing Governance in Global Health

Date and Time: 9th April 2024 | 11:00-12:30 (CEST)

Event Description: The “Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health” workshop will be a dynamic and forward-thinking event uniting professionals and stakeholders worldwide to explore the transformative potential of innovative strategies in pediatric mental health. Over 90 minutes, participants will embark on an immersive journey into the future of pediatric mental health care in the post-COVID era. Through interactive discussions, captivating presentations and real-world case studies, attendees will gain invaluable insights into cutting-edge interventions and visionary approaches aimed at promoting resilience and equity among pediatric populations. By uncovering emerging trends and fostering collaborative dialogue, the workshop will catalyze inspiring action and driving positive change in pediatric mental health on a global scale. Join us as we pave the way for a brighter and more inclusive future for children and adolescents everywhere.

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Giovanna Failla 

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Empowering Global Health Leaders: Cultivating the Future Public Health Workforce

Theme: Fostering the Development of the Right Competencies within Tomorrow’s Health Workforce

Date and Time: 12th April 2024 |10:00-11:00 (EDT)

Event Description: “Empowering Global Health Leaders: Cultivating the Future Public Health Workforce” is a dynamic event focused on empowering global health leaders and nurturing the next generation of public health professionals.

Collaborative session from the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Oral Health Workgroup, Young Professionals Workgroup, and the Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders.
Speakers from both organizations share their experiences and insights, inspiring attendees to become catalysts for positive change in the field of public health, followed by a panel discussion.

Join us for an engaging session dedicated to shaping the future of public health leadership.

Speakers:

Dr. Hyewon Lee, Chair, WFPHA Oral Health Workgroup

Dr. Deborah Weisfuse, President of the Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders

Dr. Alessandro Berionni, Chair of Young WFPHA

Dr. Kiran Nagdeo, Vice-chair, WFPHA Oral Health Workgroup

Dr. Milena Hegenauer, Dentist in Munich, International Sustainable Oral Health, Student Leadership in Global Oral Health, Alliance for Oral Health Across Borders

For questions, please contact Dr. Kiran Nagdeo: kn2293@nyu.edu

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link 

Registration: N/A

GPHW2024: Measles Matters: A Conversation with Martha Rebour

Theme: Putting Mental Wellbeing on the Health Agenda

Date and Time: 10th April 2024 | 15:00-15:30 (CET)

Event Description: In this enlightening interview, Martha Rebour, Executive Director of Shot@Life, shares her expert insights and the latest strategies in the fight against measles, highlighting progress, challenges, and the path forward. The interview will be live and the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Event Type: Live Interview

Event Format: Online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): World Federation of Public Health Associations

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom Link (will be sent after registration)

Registration: Link

GPHW2024: Empowering the Next Generation: Insights from Early Career Academia in Public Health

Theme: Fostering the Development of the Right Competencies within Tomorrow’s Health Workforce

Date and Time: 12 April 2024 | 10:00-12:00 AEST

Event Description: This event aims to provide practical strategies and celebrate achievements in shaping the knowledge and skills of early career and future public health professionals. The event will showcase the work of the CAPHIA ECA committee to inform and support other early-career academics and public health professionals interested in creating similar forums within their respective regions. The event will feature a hybrid format comprising a seminar and a virtual network meeting.

The seminar will commence by describing the essential functions and structures of a public health Early Career Academic committee, a group of passionate members who deliver programs, events, and services to support early-career academics (ECA), postgraduate, and higher degree research (HDR) students in public health, as well as early career public health professionals.

Through insights from recent research conducted by the group, the seminar will highlight the key areas of interest and developmental needs of tomorrow’s public health workforce in Australasia. Attendees will gain valuable insights into impactful initiatives such as Catch-up Café networking events, informative blogs and an innovative webinar series, all designed to support the professional development of recent public health graduates and postgraduate students.

Following the seminar, the virtual network meeting will provide an extended platform for global engagement. Participants will be presented with key findings of the CAPHIA needs assessment, opening avenues for a comprehensive discussion on the support requirements of public health graduates and postgraduate students worldwide. This session will also facilitate the exchange of best practices for effective ECA committee operations, encouraging participants to share success stories and collaborate on strategies to guide the development of tomorrow’s public health workforce.

Moreover, strategies for promoting equity within ECA and postgraduate public health circles will be discussed, fostering an inclusive environment conducive to developing future health leaders.

Event Type: Virtual Networking Event

Event Format: online

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia – Early Career Academics (CAPHIA ECA)

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom link (will be sent after registration)

Registration:Event Link

GPHW2024: NextGen Public Health Summit: Developing Early Career for Forthcoming Workforce

Theme: Fostering the Development of the Right Competencies within Tomorrow’s Health Workforce

Date and Time: 12th April 2024 |07:00-09:00 (CET)

Event Description: This event aims to promote the development of core competencies among healthcare professionals, students, and educators to refine skills and abilities for the forthcoming healthcare workforce.

The event will include a panel discussion featuring representatives from WFPHA, Prof. Bettina Borisch (WFPHA Executive Director), and the Taipei Public Health Specialists Association, focusing on the evolution and prospects of public health legislation. This discussion will offer valuable insights into Taiwan’s pioneering role as the first in Asia to shape the legal framework of the field.

Event Type: Seminar / Webinar

Event Format: Hybrid

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Federation of Public Health Student Associations in Taiwan

How to Attend Virtually: LinkedIn | Facebook| Website | Instagram

Registration: Link