WHO/HBSC Forum: Scoial Cohesion for Mental Wellbeing Among Adolescents

On 5-6 October, representatives from 18 Member States and international experts convened in Viareggio, Italy, for the WHO/Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Forum 2007, which this year was dedicated to “social cohesion for mental wellbeing among adolescents”.

The Forum is the second in a series to distill lessons learnt and policy implications for promoting adolescent health through action on the socioeconomic determinants of health. The series specifically aims to gather know-how for:

  • Reducing health inequities among young people;
  • Scaling up intersectoral policies and interventions to promote adolescent health;
  • Translating research on young people’s health into policies and action within and beyond the health sector;
  • Involving young people in the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and interventions to promote their health.

For full information on the prgramme, abstracts and discussion at the event, see

http://www.euro.who.int/socialdeterminants/hbsc/20070829_1

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