Events

On the occasion of the European Year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, the AIM conference focuses on a crucial topic ?healthy ageing?. For more information, check out the website of the AIM conference.

The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion (ENWHP) organises a round table on 'Physical activity, obesity, nutrition and diabetes: interrelated challenges at the workplace' in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 12 November 2012. ENWHP presents you with three lectures during this round table: 1. ActivatEU - the Social Innovation Lab for an Active and Healthy Europe (Mr Steve Bell, NHS Health Scotland) 2. Diabetes as the hidden challenge for future WHP (Dr Kjeld Poulsen, Steno Health Promotion Centre) 3. Nutrition, physical activity and obesity & the European network for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (Dr Joao Breda, World Health Organisation)

The overall goal of the symposium is to bring toghether physicians and scientists from diverse fields with a common interest in mechanisms operating within pathophysiology of lifestyle-related diseases and their prevention and treatments. The symposium is couple with the International C.I.A.N.S. Conference.

Collegium Internationale Activitatis Nervosae Superioris (C.I.A.N.S.) is the oldest international society in the field of behavioural neuroscience, integrative physiology and prychosomatic relations. It emphasizes an integrative approach in order to understand how and by which mechanisms psychosocial factors influence behaviour, homeostasis and health. Another goal is to support development of health care measures which could decrease death and disability from disease.

A new program hosted by the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Continuing Professional Education, which offers participants the tools they need to implement or improve an integrated workplace health promotion and occupational health program. For more information, click on the link or contact Mr Peter J. Bretton at pbretton@hsph.harvard.edu