European Network of Health Promoting Schools

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European Network of Health Promoting Schools

11th Business Meeting for National Coordinators

Copenhagen

Monday 13-15 September 2004

Sarah Jones and Richard Millwood - arrived about 11.15 in time for coffee

11.30 WHO Strategy for Child and Adolescent  Health and Development, Mikael Østergren, Regional Adviser for Child and Adolescent Health and Research, WHO Regional Office for Europe

- All the interventions needed (for children <5) are known, but not how to make them effectively.

- Developing strategy for piloting in March 2005 in 2-3 countries

12.00 Reproductive Health, Gunta Lazdane, Regional adviser for Reproductive Health and Research, WHO Regional Office for Europe

- Variety in teaching and attitudes to sex education is enormous

- Huge variety in 15 year olds having sex, boys usually outstrip girls except Finland

- Large variety in use of contraception and abortion

14.00 European Master on Health and Education, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Research Programme for Environmental and Health Education, Danish University of Education

- Title Young People, Culture and Health Promotion: a Learning Perspective

- It is a Masters in Education, so teachers etc, but hope for health people too.

14.35 ENHPS - status and recent developments, Viv Rasmussen & David Rivett,Technical Advisers, Promotion of Young People's Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe

- Need to make programmes work together rather than competing for scarce resources and recognition

Tasks for workshop

- Feedback on Masters on Education

- Situation Analysis questionnaire to gather data

- Input to workshop in November

17.00 Plenary session

Tuesday

09:12 Young Minds - a report from the Budapest Conference, Venka Simovska, Neils Larsen, Danish University of Education

Venka Simovska - overview of web site

- small group of students from a few countries (eight participating schools) working creatively to identify and act on a variety of environmental / societal/ youth / health challenges

- www.youngminds,net

- Content management framework for young people and their teachers

- IVAC approach to organising activity

(Brainstorming)

Investigations, effect, problems, comparisons etc

Visions, dreams, local, global etc

Actions, personal, teogether, politcal etc

Change

(Evaluation)

- Topics addressed included media - noted that Internet sources often showed up inadequacy of TV such as Newsround

- Links made between mental well-being / media / school democracy / environment

- Maslow's hierarchy of needs

- Connection with ministerial conference in Budapest - direct confrontation about local-to-school environmental issues and how, who, when might they be dealt with.

09:40 Neils Larsen - evaluation

- Students applied IVAC approach autonomously to other problems

- 'action' not only as outcome, but also ongoing

- process take time - full school year recommended

- difficult to fit with crowded curriculum, team teaching etc (Denmark no problem, week free for this)

- international collaboration enhanced commitment

- publication to come

10:05 Questions David Rivett Technical Advisers, Promotion of Young People's Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe - pointing out connection to ministerial signed declaration at the 4th Ministerial Conference on environment and Health,  and thus open door to involve youth

10:20 Us!

11:00 - 11:30

11:30 More questions based on identification of opportunities and challenges in relation to online learning communities

12:00 The Egmond Agenda, Ian Young, Programme Manager Schools, NHS Health Scotland

- Main issues discussed in relation to the Health Promoting Schools in partner countries:

Situation analysis, partnership, advocacy, theoretical base, programme content & objectives, long term planning, teacher education, evaluation

- Have partner countries used the Egmond Agenda? if not etc

- Groups to discuss the issues raised

12:30 lunch