1. The 29th ASPHER Annual Conference Stregthening Public Health Services in Europe. Public Health Functions and Educational Needs. Valencia, 26 to 28 October 2007 Organized by: Valencian School of Health Studies, EVES

2. Where we are

3. Valencia: tradition

4. Valencia: innovation

5. Valencia: landscapes

6. EVES Valencian School of Health Studies Within the organizational structure of the Regional Ministry of Health (Conselleria de Sanitat), we are in charge of the continual education of health care professionals who work inside and outside the Valencian health system. Furthermore, we are in charge of research activity related to Public Health and the management of health services. http://www.eves.san.gva.es

7. EVES Valencian School of Health Studies EVES has recently been awarded the AENOR mark of Quality Certificate in accordance with the UNE-ISO 9001:2000 for its design and execution of training programmes aimed at health care professionals This recognition highlights our willingness to facilitate the process, both for the professionals teaching and the students receiving our courses.

9. EVES: main objectives To contribute to health improvement To develop educational, training and research activities To ensure the production and transmission of useful health knowledge for society To improve the operational management of health organizations To promote interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral approaches to health

10. EVES: areas of work Epidemiological and statistical methods Health promotion Occupational and Environmental Health Health policy, management and services research

11. EVES: educational training Masters (including MPH in collaboration with the University of Valencia) Diplomas Courses Workshops

12. ASPHER & EVES At the 28th ASPHER Annual Conference in Maastricht, EVES was designated organizer of the 29th Conference by the General Assembly..and from this we are working very enthusiastically

14. The Conference: main subject The challenge of the integration of Public Health services into European Health Systems and the need to define the minimum group of Public Health-related functions led us to propose the following subject for the Conference: Strengthening Public Health Services in Europe. Public Health Functions and Educational Needs

15. The Conference: preliminary programme We want to create a forum to exchange successful initiatives and practices in relation to the 3 essential fields of action in Public Health and review our day-to-day experiences to define:  Health Protection: essential dimensions, services and educational needs  Disease Prevention: essential dimensions, services and educational needs  Health Promotion: essential dimensions, services and educational needs

16. The Conference: preliminary programme We have prepared plenary sessions for the introduction of the 3 themes, followed by different parallel sessions in which the oral communication sessions, poster sessions and thematic workshops will take place simultaneously with the ASPHER workshops and Students forum.

17. The Conference: preliminary programme After those activities we will look at the integration of public health systems into the health systems through a round table debate with the following topic: “Health systems and their functional framework (stewardship, resource generation, financing and provision of services) and the role of Public Health: essential dimensions and educational needs”

18. The Conference: web site The Conference web site is now working with all the information regarding the Conference… http://www.aspher2007valencia.org

20. The Conference web site Here you can find information regarding the programme and the organization of the Conference:  Events  Composition of the Committees  Updated programme Updated programme  Instructions to prepare and send abstracts  Registration  Information about the School and the city  The venue of the Conference The venue of the Conference

22. Hotel Balneario Las Arenas

23. We are looking foward to welcoming you to Valencia in October!!! Thank you