8 September 2022 11:00 – 13:00 UTC Time
Health Promotion
We work to enhance people’s wellbeing and reduce their health risks associated with tobacco use, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity, thereby contributing to better population health. We develop and implement cross-cutting normative, fiscal and legal measures and capacity development tools. We advance global health in health literacy, community engagement strategies and good governance for health, and foster public health action in the settings of every-day life.
Enhanced Well-being
WHO supports countries’ efforts towards achieving
the SDGs on promoting health and well-being across life through equitable
policies and programmes. Steady and sustainable progress can only be achieved
through policy coherence, and active citizen and societal engagement and
effective partnership.
The Unit endeavours
to promote good governance for health and well-being and create the conditions
for people to live healthier lives at national and local levels. Acknowledging the role of non-health sectors in creating the conditions for
health and well-being, the Unit promotes a whole-of-government and society
approach and leads the work on healthy settings including healthy cities,
health promoting schools as well as community engagement and health literacy in
line with the Shanghai Declaration on promoting health in the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work
(GPW13).
The Unit produces
global policy level and programme guidance to promote health and
well-being. It also provides technical assistance and capacity building to
support actions at country level. Through strategic communication and advocacy,
the Unit informs and supports research for moving forward public health
initiatives at country level.
Our work
Initiatives
Events
All →Draft decision
Publications
All →This topic brief highlights how promoting mental health and well-being supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how...
This topic brief highlights how addressing substance use supports the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention benefits...
This topic brief highlights how improved water, sanitation and hygiene support the achievement of education and learning objectives, and explains how intervention...
Call for proposals
