Prevention plays a key role in addressing global health challenges such as the control of pandemics, the rising tide of non-communicable diseases, and the spread of violence and injuries. In order to be effective, preventive strategies need to include underlying causes of avoidable morbidity and mortality by promoting polices that foster a healthy environment, healthy life styles and equitable access to health care and information. So far, the global health debate has not paid the due attention to the potential of prevention and health promotion. Thus, new strategies of preventive medicine are necessary to meet the requests towards sustainable global health. Key issues in this context are:
- Self-empowerment, lifestyle / life care and education for good health and life long well-being
- How to best promote health by addressing the leading global risk factors
- Partnerships for health across disciplines, institutions and traditional policy areas
- Alternative intercultural preventative medical approaches, to focus on the use of different cultural backgrounds
- Good governance, policy relevance, and corporate social responsibility
GRF Davos as a supporting partner to the Global Health & Preventive Medicine 2011 - 2nd International Conference & Exhibition recognises sustainable global health as one of today's major challenges and is actively participating in the conference. Not only with an exhibiotion booth but also in several session represented by Dr. Walter Ammann, President GRF Davos and Prof. Andreas Rechkemmer, Chief Science and Policy Advisor.
Furthermore GRF Davos organises the GRF One Health Summit 2012 addressing today’s human health management challenges from a holistic “One Health” perspective that acknowledges the systemic interconnections of human, animal and environmental health in close relation with food safety and security.
Participants at the 2nd International Conference & Exhibition Towards Sustainable Global Health – on Global Health & Preventive Medicine and the First German Health Forum, taking place at the Heidelberg Congress Center, on June 14 _ 17, 2011 will be sharing knowledge and insights for working on a holistic strategy for effectively promoting and establishing a shift of paradigms from a mere repair approach towards prevention and health promotion.
Preventive MedicineEmpowerment for healthy life styles, safe environment, early warning systems, and intercultural preventive medical approaches are able to support and enhance the Millennium Development Goals and the UN-Decade “Education for Sustainable Development“, with regard to sustainable global health. The organizers believe that it is only through collective multilevel efforts that this shift can be achieved for the sake of human wellbeing, equity, livelihood, and worldwide sustainable development and stability.
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Global Health & Preventive Medicine 2011 - 2nd International Conference & Exhibition
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