📆       Wednesday, June 19, 2024

                                                      ⏰       1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Central European Summer Time

                                                    🇫🇷 🇪🇸    Simultaneous translation to French and Spanish                          

This webinar was organized by the WHO Global Knowledge Network for Health Equity and the Global Network for Health in All Policies (GNHiAP). It explored Health in All Policies (HiAP) and its potential for advancing equity across various sectors.

WEBINAR RECORDING

PRESENTATIONS

• Health in All Policies – by Nicole Valentine
• HiAP and thai school catering system management – by Tipicha Posayanonda
• Integration of health and nutrition in other sector policies in Kenya – by Gladys Mugambi
• Wellbeing for all in a health promoting community in Iceland – by Gigja Gunnarsdottir

CONTEXT

During the 2021 World Health Assembly, the Member States of the WHO requested the Director-General to “foster and facilitate knowledge exchange among Member States and relevant stakeholders on best practices for intersectoral action on the social, economic and environmental determinants of health in order to achieve health equity and gender equality for all”. Through funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada, the WHO established the Global Network on Knowledge Development and Exchange for Health Equity to respond to this request.

For this webinar, the Global Network on Knowledge Development and Exchange for Health Equity has partnered with the GNHiAP to support knowledge exchange around HiAP as a tool to advance health equity.

ABOUT THE WEBINAR

Establishing and maintaining collaborations with partners across policy sectors are key to successfully act on the social determinants of health and improve health, wellbeing, and equity. This webinar introduced participants to HiAP, an approach aimed at integrating health considerations into policymaking across all sectors to address the social determinants of health and create environments that promote health and wellbeing for all.

The webinar explored how HiAP can serve as a tool for promoting equity by addressing the root causes of health disparities and inequities that are influenced by factors beyond healthcare, such as education, transportation, income, housing, and the environment. By engaging diverse stakeholders and fostering collaboration across sectors, HiAP initiatives have the potential to create more inclusive and equitable policies and systems. This webinar also introduced the WHO Sustainable Multisectoral Collaboration Based on Health in All Policies Approaches guidance document, as a tool for implementing HiAP. This guidance document provides insights into how to navigate the complexities of multisectoral partnerships and leverage collective action to achieve health equity goals.

Through case examples, we also highlighted successful HiAP initiatives that have had tangible impacts on population health and equity, and discussed lessons learned.

WEBINAR OBJECTIVES

• Learn about HiAP and its potential for comprehensive action on health equity;
• Explore the WHO Sustainable Multisectoral Collaboration Based on Health in All Policies Approaches guidance document and its usefulness to implement HiAP;
• Share experiences from stakeholders and countries which have developed and implemented HiAP initiatives.

TARGET AUDIENCES

This webinar was primarily targeted to government officials and stakeholders in countries tasked with coordinating actions on social determinants at a national level.

PROPOSED PROGRAM

5 min	Welcome and Introductions Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Social Determinants of Health, WHO
15 min	Health in All Policies (HiAP): What it is, how it contributes to health equity, and how WHO guidance can support implementation? Nicole Valentine, Programme Manager and Technical Officer, Department of Social Determinants of Health, WHO
50 min	Panel discussion and Q & A: Learning by examples: HiAP and impacts on health equity. Facilitated by Carmel Williams, Director, Centre for HiAP Research Translation at Health Translation Thailand - HiAP and Thai School Lunch policy Dr. Tipicha Posayanonda, National Health Commission Office Kenya – Integration of Health and Nutrition in Other Sectors Ms. Gladys Mugambi, Acting Head of the Directorate of Health Promotion and Education, Ministry of Health Iceland – Wellbeing for All in a Health-Promoting Community Ms. Gigja Gunnarsdottir, National Network Coordinator, Directorate of Health, Iceland
5 min	Conclusion: Sudhvir Singh, Unit Head, Department of Equity and Health, Social Determinants of Health, WHO

Click here to view the speakers’ biographies.

CONTACT PERSON

Omar Cherkaoui
Coordinator, WHO Global Knowledge Network for Health Equity
Email: cherkaouio@who.int