Global Membership Initiatives
One of the IUHPE objective is to facilitate networking among health promotion professionals across the world, therefore contributing to develop the health promotion field.
IUHPE Global Working Groups, Interest Groups, and Networks gather professionals around common interests, expertise or profiles. They provide IUHPE members with an unique opportunity to be involved in the IUHPE life and in the health promotion field, at a global level, in the way that makes most sense to them:
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A Global Working Group is a nominated group of experts in a particular area. Global Working Groups align their work plans with the IUHPE organisational objectives and commit to some key deliverables which actively contribute to the development of the IUHPE scientific agenda.
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An Interest Group is a gathering of members around a common area of interest. It is an exchange platform to discuss or debate. Interest groups might work in collaboration with Global Working Groups on specific issues of their work plan.
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A Network is a group of members with a common profile (professional, geographical, linguistic, etc.). Networks contribute to the completion of the IUHPE integrated work plan.
These different groups make valuable contributions to the scientific affairs portfolio. They represent valuable sources of contributions to the IUHPE's collaborations, scientific agenda, and global and regional conferences.
The IUHPE Student and Early Career Network
The IUHPE Student and Early Career Network (ISECN) assembles young professionals and students in health promotion from across the globe and interacts dynamically to influence and support the IUHPE agenda.
ISECN history
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Mission
The mission of ISECN is to identify, support and serve the needs of this IUHPE membership category by mobilizing student and early career professionals within the larger network.
Similarly to the operation of the general IUHPE membership, this group will fulfill its mission by building and engaging an independent, global, professional network of people to encourage the free exchange of ideas, knowledge, know-how, and experiences, and by developing relevant collaborative projects, both at global and regional levels, and possibly, by topic.
Goals:
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To encourage student/early career professionals' participation in the larger IUHPE network.
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To create resources, programs and projects that meet the needs of student and early career members.
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To enrich the strength of the IUHPE by contributing the unique perspectives, experience and energy of students and early career professionals to current projects, programs, publications and conferences.
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To become active in shaping the IUHPE of the future according to the needs and interests of students and early career professionals.
Objectives:
This working group will pursue these goals by:
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Creating forums and mechanisms for students and early career professionals to exchange ideas regarding their needs, interests and possible opportunities.
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Mobilizing the student and early career professional membership within the organization to ensure they are appropriately represented in the general organization.
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Undertaking activities that are in line with the overall mission of the IUHPE that the group feels are being neglected or would like to initiate.
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Providing links for one another within the global network which can facilitate our learning and professional growth.
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Strengthening the capacity of the organization to fulfill its mission into the future.
Read the last newsletter of the ISECN
The International Network of Indigenous Health Promotion Professionals
The International Network of Indigenous Health Promotion Professionals (INIHPP) was created in line with a set of resolutions around Indigenous issues supported by IUHPE members at the General Assembly in Melbourne in 2004.
Resolution 2 called on IUHPE to support action towards achieving equity in indigenous peoples' health and requested to position the IUHPE as a vehicle for facilitating indigenous peoples' leadership in indigenous health promotion by, for example, supporting Indigenous-led capacity building in indigenous health promotion and the creation of a global network of indigenous health promoters.
Activities leading to the establishment of the INIHPP
The 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion (Vancouver in 2007) provided an opportunity for strong indigenous input. Under the leadership of Dr Jay Wortman, an Indigenous Peoples Committee was established to channel the indigenous contributions into the conference program. With indigenous members and non-indigenous allies from Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand, the Indigenous Peoples Committee organized a very informative and interesting Pre-Conference Event.
In October 2006, the IUHPE/South West Pacific Regional Committee established the Working Group Action on Indigenous Resolutions chaired by Dr Rosmarie Erben. One of the tasks of the Working Group was to draft a portfolio on Indigenous issues for the IUHPE governance structure. This draft was discussed during the pre-event organized prior the the Vancouver World Conference and then presented to the IUHPE Board of Trustees. The document requested, among others, that the IUHPE Global Vice President for Advocacy support the establishment of a Global Network of Indigenous health promoters and health promotion researchers.
The Network - International Network Indigenous Health Promotion Professionals (INIHPP) - was established in June 2009 and is srongly supported by the IUHPE South West Pacific Regional Working Group Action on Indigenous Resolutions.
Vision, Aim and Goals
INIHPP's vision is complete health equity for indigenous peoples worldwide. Its aim is to promote awareness of indigenous health status and its determinants and to work towards wellness using indigenous and western methodologies.
Its goals include:
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to increase visibility for indigenous health concerns at the IUHPE World Conferences and other international events;
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to advocate for the validity of indigenous peoples own models and approaches to indigenous health promotion;
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to ensure that an indigenous focus is incorporated into key areas of IUHPE work, including activities around health promotion effectiveness;
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to support the development of a program of activities in the field of health promotion led by, and in partnership with, indigenous peoples in order to respond to the specific needs, preferences and aspirations of indigenous peoples; and
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to collaborate with governmental and non-governmental organizations in official relationship with IUHPE on indigenous health promotion.
Members
The INIHPP is chaired by Dr. Bonnie Duran, Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Washington and Director of the Center for Indigenous Health Research (CIHR) in Seattle, U.S.A. and co-chaired by Dr. Jay Wortman, Senior Medical Advisor for the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada.
All indigenous people with an interest in health promotion practice and research and allies are invited to participate in the global network.
So far, some 30 people have been listed and participated in the network.
Activity Report 2009-2010
Indigenous input into the IUHPE 20th World Conference on Health Promotion
The INIHPP ensured a strong indigenous component in the 20th IUHPE World Conference in Geneva in 2010:
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Two INIHPP members, Associate Prof. Bonnie Duran and Dr Jay Wortmann were invited to serve as members of the "Equity&Bursary Committee".
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The INIHPP abstract was accepted and consequently, four Indigenous Health Promotion Success Stories workshops were held on the four days of the Conference:
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The first workshop (12 July 2010) was chaired by Jenni Judd and Bernie Shields (Australia) and attended by 30 participants. 8 Australian success stories were presented, mainly about capacity building approaches.
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The second workshop (13 July 2010) was facilitated by Jay Wortmann (Canada) and attended by some 40 participants. 5 success stories from Canada were presented and discussed.
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The third workshop (14 July 2010) with success stories from New Zealand was chaired by Megan Tunks and Heather Gifford, attended by 14 participants and 4 presenters.
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The last workshop (15 July 2010) was originally dedicated to Native American success stories. In the absence of any indigenous representatives from USA (who could not secure funding), the workshop was chaired by James Smith and Megan Williams (Australia). Over 30 participants attended the workshop and were briefed on the history of the INIHHP.
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Apart from the workshops there were two parallel sessions with Indigenous presentations, one chaired by Rosmarie Erben, the other by Jay Wortmann.
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There were also intensive discussions around the Indigenous poster presentations which were well attended.
Meeting of INIHPP members with WHO
During the IUHPE 20th World Conference on Health Promotion, a meeting took place at WHO/HQ with 6 staff members from the Department of Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights, which is responsible for Indigenous Health. 22 Indigenous participants (from the Conference) welcomed the opportunity for exchanging views and information. While there is no budget for Indigenous health, the World Health Report 2010 includes for the first time Indigenous health. It was agreed that success stories in Indigenous health Promotion should be sent to WHO on a regular basis.
Please see the note for the record here.
Plans for 2011-2013
Dr Bonnie Duran is unfortunately no longer able to continue in a leadership role. It was decided to that the leadership could shift to the Oceania region at the occasion of the IUHPE 21st World Conference on Health Promotion (Thailand, 2013). Dr Heather Gifford, Director, Whakauae Research for Maori Health and Development, Whanganui, New Zealand has agreed to continue on in the role until a formal discussion can be held with members at the 2013 World Conference. She has support from the Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand.
It is timely to review the strategic directions and workplans for the period 2011-2013. This will be done in coordination with updated plans for the IUHPE/SWP regional working group Action on Indigenous Resolution to be completed in August 2011.
For further information, please contact Dr Heather Gifford: heather.whakauae@xtra.co.nz
The IUHPE Acamedic Network
The IUHPE's diverse membership includes a significant contingent of health promotion researchers who are dedicated to ensuring the values of health promotion research are promoted and that this research contributes to a growing evidence base to support policy and practice. The wide range of IUHPE members who work in academic settings are dedicated to providing support to the IUHPE's scientific affairs portfolio via student thesis research, joint research and exchange of staff and/or students. The establishment of a more formal Academic Networks is currently being explored in order to crystallize around a health promotion research agenda that would be more strategically connected to supporting the organisation's scientific agenda and advocating for improving resources for health promotion research around the world.
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