GPHW2023: In Crisis: Police & Community Response to Mental Health Calls an International Panel on Alternatives & Engagement

Theme: Empowering Our Communities – Protecting Minorities & the Most Vulnerable

Date and Time: 05 April 2023 | 16:00 – 17:30 (CEST)

Event Description: This is a panel discussion that will discuss the police role in mental health crisis response and emerging alternatives. Panelists include: Chris White, Mental Health Foundation, Scotland. The Impact of Police Interactions Inga Heyman, PhD Exploring the impact of police and health systems on the human rights of people in mental distress: through the lenses of police and health care practitioners. Amy Watson, PhD, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Leah Pope PhD, Columbia University, USA Who should respond? Crisis Response Preferences of people living with serious mental illnesses and their family members. Steve Miccio, People USA: Peer Services: Exploding the Myth Jennifer Chambers, Empowerment Council, Systemic Advocates in Addictions and Mental Health, Canada: Who Decides What People in Crisis Need: People and Power?

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s):

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88357560066?pwd=MFdOQkx6KzhUVFk4UEd3cFdNTVJxQT09

Meeting ID: 883 5756 0066

Passcode: 777090

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: Training of Professionals Working with the Most Vulnerable and Minority Groups on Prevention and Early Detection of Hearing Disorders

Theme: Empowering Our Communities – Protecting Minorities & the Most Vulnerable

Date and Time: 05 April 2023 | 10:00 – 11:00 (CEST)

Event Description: The academic staff of the Department of Logopedics and the Department of Medico-Social Sciences will present methods for prevention and early detection of hearing disorders – screening questionnaires, markers for hearing loss, tools for hearing assessment. The participants of the training will be professionals working with the most vulnerable and minority groups.

Event Type: Workshop/Online Training

Event Format: In-person

Language(s): Bulgarian

Organiser(s): South-West University “Neofit Rilski”

How to Attend In-person: South-West University “Neofit Rilski” 66 Ivan Mihailov str., Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

How to Attend Virtually: N/A

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: Empowering our Communities

Theme: Empowering Our Communities – Protecting Minorities & the Most Vulnerable

Date and Time: 05 April 2023 | 09:30 – 11:30 (CEST)

Event Description: Workshop with students. 

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: In-person

Language(s): Bulgarian

Organiser(s):

How to Attend In-person: South-West University “Neofit Rilski”

How to Attend Virtually: N/A

Registration: On-site registration is available on the day of the event.

GPHW2023: A World in Turmoil: A Discussion to Be Continued

Theme: A World in Turmoil: A Discussion to Be Continued

Date and Time: 07 April 2023 | 16:00 – 17:30 (CEST)

Event Description: This session would be conducted in an Open Space Discussion format, where participants get to bring up their views on existing and upcoming health challenges and reflect on the root causes. The discussion will then tackle how to prevent these potential challenges from arising and the role of youth in this aspect.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA)

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

Registration: https://ifmsa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdeChrzgjE9w93pVk9mkirSygCbVtzf5G 

GPHW2023: Climate Change and Public Health: Youth-led Workshop on Policy Making and Advocacy

Theme: A World in Turmoil: A Discussion to Be Continued

Date and Time: 07 April 2023 | 15:00 – 19:00 (CEST)

Event Description: The Youth Climate and Health Network is excited to announce a two-part workshop on climate change adaptation and mitigation policy-making for health and public health professionals. A team of young and expert professionals in this field will lead the workshop. The workshop will begin with a brief introduction to climate change, adaptation, mitigation, and how these issues relate to the health and public health sectors. The session will emphasize the role of health and public health professionals in advocating for climate change action. In the second part of the workshop, participants will be divided into breakout rooms on Zoom. During this part, they will have the opportunity to design a policy statement based on what they learned during the first half of the workshop. After the breakout rooms, there will be a discussion and feedback session. This workshop provides an excellent opportunity for health and public health professionals to learn about climate change policymaking and network with other field professionals. We encourage all interested individuals to attend this informative and engaging event.

Event Type: Workshop/Online Training

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): The Global Climate and Health Alliance

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

Registration: Link

GPHW2023: High Level Advocacy Workshop on Building More Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Health System

Theme: A World in Turmoil: A Discussion to Be Continued

Date and Time: 07 April 2023 | 04:00 – 08:00 (CEST)

Event Description: The Ministry of Health, with the support of the WHO office in Mongolia and jointly with Standing Committee on Social Policy, Parliament of Mongolia is planning to conduct High Level Advocacy Workshop on Building More Sustainable, Equitable and Resilient Health System. The objectives of the advocacy workshop are to create political commitment of high-level policymakers to build a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient health system in the country through advocacy and to inform stakeholders in health about the necessity of intersectoral collaboration for building such a system. The participants of the workshop are parliament members of the Committee, high-level policy and decision makers, representatives from various social and economic sectors and health care managers, health professionals working at level of primary health care (family and soum health centers). The several panelists will give their presentations from different points of views and WHO office inputs in building sustainable, equitable and resilient health systems with international good practices in this field and lessons learnt of the health systems from COVID-19 pandemics will be heard and discussed. The presentations will be followed by a discussion on building more sustainable, equitable, and resilient health system in Mongolia with broad participation and active involvement of participants. As a result of the workshop, we expect that awareness about the importance of more sustainable, equitable and resilient health systems through advocacy and political commitment of high-level policy and decision makers to support health systems.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: In-person and Virtual

Language(s): Mongolian

Organiser(s):

How to Attend In-person: Government Building VIII, Olympic Street-2, Sukhbaatar district 14210, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

How to Attend Virtually: Livestream

Registration: On-site registration is available on the day of the event.