5058.0 Health Promotion in the Academic Setting: International Experiences

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
This session explores the the role of Health-Promoting Universities (HPUs)in improving conditions of health and well-being.
Session Objectives: * Describe the concept of Health Promotion Strategies and the importance of their implementation in the academic setting. * Describe the experience with the development of Health-Promoting Universities (HPU) and the Network of HPU. * Discuss the importance of school-based entertainment-education to promote key hygienic practices that will decrease water-borne diseases.
Organizer:
Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD
Moderator:
Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD

8:30am
Health Promotion in the Academic Setting : International Experiences
Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD
        
8:48am
Health-Promoting Universities: La Experiencia de la Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
Maria Teresa Cerqueira, PhD, Gustavo Iturralde, MPH and Angélica Aráujo, MPH
        
9:06am
Health-Promoting Universities: The Chilean Experience
Rosa Cristina Gonzalez Pozo, MA, Monica Munoz Serrano, MA and Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD
        
9:24am
Health Promotion in the Academic Setting: Red Española de Universidades saludables (REUS) [Spanish Network of Healthy Universities]
Carmen Gallardo, MD, Ana Martinez, PhD and Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, PhD
        
9:42am
Hygiene Promotion through Local Games in Indonesia: A Friendly and Fun Tool for Children
Syamsu Salewangan, Wahdini Hakim, MD, Afrianto Kurniawan and Luis Tam, MD DrPH
        

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: International Health
Endorsed by: Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: International Health
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