The Contribution of Health Promotion to Democracy: Fostering Participation, Equity, and Intersectoral Action in Local Governance

Health promotion activities generate multiple co-benefits beyond health and wellbeing. Some additional advantages include strengthening democracy through co-creation processes that improve local health governance. By empowering citizens with knowledge and shared decision-making power, these initiatives foster healthier living environments from a bottom-up perspective, reinforcing participation, democratic principles, a sense of belonging, and social cohesion. 

Tackling NCDs is a challenging and complex task. JA PreventNCD uses a community action for health methodology that engages communities, and the different actors involved to work hand in hand toward a common solution.

This webinar aims to explore how the intersectoral and participatory process itself has the potential to improve people's capacities and knowledge to reach agreements and contribute to solving complex health problems, addressing the determinants of health to achieve a healthier and more democratic society.

Join us for insightful discussions led by renowned experts on health diplomacy, social justice, and policy action.

Ilona Kickbusch, Professor, Founding Director of the Global Health Programme at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

• Presentation: The integration of health diplomacy and governance for health as strategies to create healthy, sustainable living environments at local level. 

Jennie Popay, Distinguished Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Health Inequalities, Lancaster University and the Liverpool and Lancaster Universities Collaboration for Public Health Research.

• Presentation: Community action for social and health justice: a driver of democratic renewal? 

Caroline Costongs, Director of EuroHealthNet, the European Partnerships for Health, Equity and Wellbeing.

• Presentation: How acting on the commercial determinants of health at local level can serve as a cornerstone for democratic engagement.

Moderators: Helena Križan and Kasia Brukało, leaders of the work on healthy living environment in JA PreventNCD.

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