GPHW2023: Equity in Action

Theme: 5 Themes

Date and Time: 03 – 07 April 2023 | 16:00 (CEST)

Event Description: As part of the actions of the Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA) to promote and position the construction of more equitable, sustainable, and resilient health systems and societies, a digital media campaign will be carried out to disseminate the positioning, scope, and impact on Health Equity through multidisciplinary and multilevel work in the regional and global context that allows the HENA.

To this end, reference will be made to the different thematic axes addressed by the network according to priorities identified from a public health perspective: multisectoral articulation, social determinants and determination, migration, human rights, and the situation of pregnant women and homeless people.

The campaign will include a short positioning video on Equity with the participation of the members of the Board of Directors of the Network, publication of images throughout the week in the social networks of HENA, dissemination of an opinion article (in social networks and media of the University of Costa Rica) and the launching of the first bulletin of the positioning of HENA. All of these will also be shared with the members of the Board of Directors for their respective dissemination in the organizations they are part of.

Event Type: Social Media Campaign

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): Spanish

Organiser(s): Health Equity Network of the Americas (HENA)

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: Canadian Public Health Week

Theme: 5 Themes

Date and Time: 03 – 07 April 2023 | 16:00 – 00:00 (CEST)

Event Description: Canadian Public Health Week will be a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our health and well-being.

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): Canadian Public Health Association

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: https://www.cpha.ca/cphw 

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: Towards Training a New Generation of Infodemic Managers

Theme: Preparing Public Health Professionals & Associations for the New Challenges

Date and Time: 03 April 2023 | 13:00 – 14:00 (CEST)

Event Description: As new acute public health crises emerge daily, many countries request infodemic managers to be deployed. However, health-oriented agencies offering these services are in serious lack of people with experience and the right competencies. Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, people from disinformation research, journalism, and fact-checking stepped into this space to fill the analytical needs gap. What is now needed are fully trained infodemic managers who mastered the complex skillset required to mitigate the damaging impact of the infodemic on public health. This cannot be achieved without the cooperation of higher education institutions, mainly the Schools of Public Health and/or Faculties of Medicine. This online round table will bring international speakers of different backgrounds and affiliations to discuss the possible integration of infodemic management competencies into medical curricula and other forms of continuous medical education.

Speakers:

• Feili Tu-Keefner, School of Information Science, University of South Carolina, USA
• Santi Indira Astuti, Faculty of Communication Science, Islamic University of Bandung, Indonesia
• Mara Rubia Andre Alves de Lima, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Stefan Mandić-Rajčević, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Moderator:

• Aleksandar Stevanović, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): School of Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0pl_z6wF4Q 

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: The Next Generation of Public Health

Theme: Preparing Public Health Professionals & Associations for the New Challenges

Date and Time: 03 April 2023 | 13:00 – 14:00 (CEST)

Event Description: Within professional associations of Public Health, there is a movement of youth mobilizing to establish opportunities for student and young professional voices in shaping organization priorities. This webinar invites student/early-career led working groups to share their experiences and why its important, and what this means for the future of public health in their respective discipline.

Event Type: Seminar/Webinar

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): International Health Literacy Association

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Send an e-mail to healthliteracyexplorers@gmail.com

Registration: N/A

GPHW2023: Fantastic Data and Where to Find Them

Theme: Preparing Public Health Professionals & Associations for the New Challenges

Date and Time: 03 April 2023 | 11:30 – 12:00 (CEST)

Event Description: For the first time, catalogues of population health information sources from national and international organisations are findable through a single European Health Information Portal. Find data for your health study through this Portal: this workshop will show you how!

Event Type: Workshop/Online Training

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): European Health Information Portal

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Webex

Registration: https://sciensano.webex.com/weblink/register/r63b5f8c0fceb1d7febb747ccc56b9589 

GPHW2023: Young WFPHA: A Call to Action for the Future Leaders in Public Health

Theme: Preparing Public Health Professionals & Associations for the New Challenges

Date and Time: 03 April 2023 | 10:00 – 11:30 (CEST)

Event Description: The Young WFPHA (World Federation of Public Health Associations) is a network that unites early-career public health professionals and students. Its primary objective is to promote collaboration, networking, and leadership development among students and young professionals in the public health field. The mission of the network is to provide a platform for discussion, support, and advocacy, enabling early-career public health professionals across the globe to share knowledge, experiences and opportunities. The vision is to empower and engage the next generation of public health leaders to create a healthier and more equitable world. This will be achieved by promoting various opportunities for training, research, mentoring programs, networking, skill-building, and facilitating the exchange of knowledge and best practices across regions and disciplines.

Young WFPHA recognizes the importance of young people’s perspectives and voices in shaping public health policy at both the national and international levels. It seeks to represent and empower young people in decision-making processes and ensure that they have a say in the global public health discourse. In this regard, Young WFPHA has representation inside the WHO Youth Council (WHO YC), specifically attending to the Mental Health and NCDs Working group. The goal is to become an official member of the WHO YC within the next two years.

Following this presentation, representatives from several international associations in public health will be invited to participate in a roundtable discussion. This aims to encourage global collaboration and the dissemination of the network’s guiding principles. Young WFPHA’s aim is to bring together young people from different parts of the world, creating a global community that can collaborate, learn from each other, and take action to improve health outcomes for all. The network calls on all young professionals in public health to join in this mission.

Event Type: Panel Discussion & Round Table

Event Format: Virtual

Language(s): English

Organiser(s): WFPHA Students and Young Professionals Working Group

How to Attend In-person: N/A

How to Attend Virtually: Zoom

Registration: N/A