A presentation to the ASCD-ISHN symposium, Pattaya, Thailand August 23-25, 2013

1. Trends and issues on HPS
in Europe
Goof Buijs
24 August 2013, Pattaya

2. led by CBO as WHO
Collaborating Centre for School
Health Promotion

3. SHE Network – Who are we?
• 43 member countries: EU and EECA
• National coordinators and SHE Research Group
• Since 1992
• Support: WHO Euro, Council of Europe and EC
• Focus: making HPS an integral part of policy
development in education and health sector

5. Overview SHE 2013
• Support SHE network
2013 assembly/newsletters/social media
• Capacity building
autumn school, workshops
• Advocacy
2 SHE factsheets/online school manual
• Support research
writing workshop, new research publication
11-9-2013 Title of the presentation 5

6. 4th HPS conference: Equity, Education & Health
Theme 1:
Innovative School-based Health Promotion (07.10.13):
• Dominic Richardson
• Bjørn Holstein
Theme 2:
Equity and School Health Promotion (08.10.13)
• Oddrun Samdal
• Serob Khachatryan
• Glen Leverack
Theme 3:
Steps of sustainable change in School-based Health
Promotion (09.10.13)
• Margaret Barry
• Allan Dyson
• Gerjo Kok

7. Trendy topics HPS in Europe
• Monitoring and research on evidence
• Early childhood care and education
• Early school leaving
• Schools and community development
• Child rights and prevention of violence
• Promoting healthy lifestyles
– Mental health promotion
– Preventing overweight and school feeding
• Communicable diseases (ECDC)
11-9-2013 Title of the presentation 7

8. Welcome to health promoting school
in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia)
April 2013
8

9. Issues in Europe
• Making better use of 30 years experience
intersectoral collaboration
• Focus on reducing inequalities in health
• Support leadership of low and middle income
countries in European region
• Linking HPS with community development
• Sustainable (public/private) funding
11-9-2013 Title of the presentation 9

10. contact
• www.schoolsforhealth.eu
• gbuijs@cbo.nl
11-9-2013 Title of the presentation 10