Health, wellbeing and ESD Byeong Da-choi, Nguka Gordon, Marlene Mader, Samuel Maling, Clemens Mader, Wim Hiemstra, Karen Adshead, Jos Rijkers, Jim Taylor, Jane Claricoates, Yoko Mori, Unnikrishnan Payyappalli 22 nd Nov AM PM

Overview Kotabharu, Malaysia meeting – May 2008 – (UNU-IAS, RCE Network, UNU-IIGH) 18 RCEs participated, Reorientation of professionals on principles of sustainability, Community health - Yokohama round table – Health and sustainability – January and August 2009 Community health and nutrition, traditional medicine, health professional migration. Asian RCEs

Contd. Bangalore – Nov Traditional medicine and Community health Case studies from RCE Yogyakarta, Cebu, Kyrgyzstan, Cairo, Makana, Kodagu, Penang, Bangalore, Guatemala, Saskatchewan, Greater Nairobi, Kalimantan, Yokohama. Several follow up programs – regional exchanges, local projects, side events - Penang – Nov 2011, Traditional health practitioners capacity building workshop and conference of traditional medicine - Strengthening informal learning for community health - Leading to COP 11, People’s health movement, World health assembly

Experiences among RCEs Healthy environments, water, sanitation Social determinants/cultural dimensions Traditional/complementary, alternative medicine, recognition of local knowledge holders Preventive health and sustainable lifestyles Healthy food gardens Neglected areas – diseases, elderly care Social inequality/disparity Community based education Myths of healthcare

Shared vision How people learn about health and what brings about social change Community health

Major challenges Communication and sharing of experiences Ethical challenges related to research Vertical programs/policies Literacy Too much dependency on health systems and lack of responsibility for own health North-south linkages Inter knowledge system issues

Learning approaches Community based learning – root cause analysis Transformative perspectives on health intervention and education

Strategies Advancing research through multistake holder and multidisciplinary approach Converting learning materials for self study Community health education Integration approach for clinical medicine Linkages with outside ESD experiences Creating a platform for RCEs to interact more effectively RCEs working in the area would take leadership for the specific theme to advance the research, capacity building Social media, 1 minute youtube video, RCE website, curriculum development via. Social learning