1. An initiative that makes a difference
Shifting Paradigms in Global Health and Education
Research consortium involving UNESCO, WHO, International Research Institutions and Networks,
Private Entities, Enterprises and Local Communities
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2. Contents Changing global context of health and education
Research challenges
The Global Health and Education UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN network
What we hope to realize through the Chair
The value of the Chair
The business model for the Chair
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3. The need for a paradigm shift
The background
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4. Background to the Chair – changing mandate
of health for schools and communities
Health & education
• Need for sustainable
development
• Epidemiological
transition
• Globalization
• Demographic
change
• Emerging medical
and lifestyle technologies
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5. Children and young people
A focus on the life ecosystem
of children and young people
Health, social and educational sectors
Family
Children and young people
Schools
Community
Contributing to shape the world of tomorrow
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6. What do we know from research data?
Research shows single shot interventions, information only, stigmatisation or moralisation has no positive impact. What makes a difference is combining:
action on the living conditions that influence health, the life ecosystems of the populations: the physical and social environment, the access to appropriate services (health, social, educational).
education of people: everybody will get the means to take care of their own health in a autonomous and responsible way.
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7. Three key challenges for research
• Designing and evaluating meaningful intervention research initiatives
• Understanding
the implementation
process
• Ethical issues
• Research paradigms
Three key challenges for research
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8. The Global Health and Education
UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN network
The UNESCO & UNITWIN programme enhances the capacity of higher education & research institutions through the exchange and sharing of knowledge at a global level.
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9. The need for a paradigm shift
The UNESCO chair: a knowledge hub
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10. Objectives of the Chair
The aim is to strengthen the relationship between universities, policy makers, practitioners and civil society.
Via universities’ core business: contribution to knowledge base (research) knowledge dissemination and capacity building (MOOCs, training programmes, fact sheets…)
Via a strong connexion with UN agencies and existing networks
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11. Objectives of the Chair
And make a contribution to policy and practice development by:
acting as an umbrella to developing international research initiatives building on local research (NCDs and implementation)
strengthening capacity building through academic programmes and research, contribution to literature for field practitioners, what works in what contexts interrogating evidence and present evidence in a way people in the field understand
translating the research evidence into practice and policy
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12. Local-digital sustainable interventions
Renewing the approaches: our vision 1
Local-digital
sustainable interventions
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13. Connecting knowledge Research-innovation-policies-practices
Renewing the approaches: our vision 2
Connecting knowledge
Research-innovation-policies-practices
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14. Renewing the approaches: our vision 3
Learning communities
Intervention-research
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15. The need for a paradigm shift
Strengthening the data base
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16. Communication about publications, resources, intervention tools
Research
“Knowledge production”
• Development of an epistemological and ethical frameworks
• Intervention research initiatives
Communication
“Knowledge sharing”
• Visibility of the chair and the research field Communication about activities and research data produced by the partners
Communication about publications, resources, intervention tools
Education
“Capacity building”
• Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)
• International training programs
Management of the Chair
“Creation of a community”
• Mapping
• Community management
• Fundraising
• Board of trustees
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Added value
A strategic resource for knowledge production, knowledge transfer, capacity building and political counselling at the global level.
Its specific contribution will be
a “driving force” for the networks
offering “think tank”
“knowledge-hub”
“bridge building” capacities
spanning academia, international networks, institutions, professional communities, unions, and local communities, operating at macro and micro levels of policy and practice.
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18. Connecting knowledge, taking on children’s health
Added value
A unique network of universities involved in research and training in prevention and health education (public health, political sciences, education…)
The United Nations label: UNESCO, WHO
A initiative involving the key stakeholders at global and national levels especially international networks (IUHPE, SHE network, ESN, EUPHA, Eurohealthnet..)
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19. Added value for the partners
Recognition
Visibility
Advocacy
Up-scaling research
Intersectorality
Dissemination
Collaboration
Inspiration
Support
Funding schemes
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20. The need for a paradigm shift
The business model
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21. Connecting knowledge, taking on children’s health
Business model
The activities of the “Global Health and Education” UNESCO chair and UNITWIN network are funded
in kind through the core budget of the University
via resources mobilized through the new “Foundation for Research on Education and Health” (FoREH). The support of private companies comes from multiple competing sources in order to avoid any conflict of interest.
via a range of services and products offered by the Chair.
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22. Deliverables - initial targets
A framework for research in the field (epistemology and ethics)
An international research initiative
A multilingual free online open course (MOOC) for education, social and health professionals linking existing academic programmes of the universities and their continuous professional development programmes
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23. Deliverables - initial targets
The publication of series of multilingual fact sheets on the scientific data available
A map of the research centres, students and academics ; support for the development of research teams in low income regions
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24. Together to improve Prevention and Health Education
Universities, UNESCO, WHO, Institutions, International Networks,
Private Entities and Local Communities
Together to improve Prevention
and Health Education
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