Summit Overview

In place of an annual Summit in 2015, Healthy Minds | Healthy Campuses co-hosted a unique conference hosted by the University of British Columbia – Okanagan Campus.

The 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges created a dynamic meeting place for practitioners, administrators, students, researchers and policy-makers from around the world to explore pressing issues and identify promising paths for healthy and sustainable campus development.

The conference was intended to mobilize the power and highlight the responsibilities and opportunities for institutions of higher education to :

develop vibrant campus communities where everyone thrives
provide exceptional learning opportunities
advance knowledge and practices that contribute to other campuses and communities locally and globally

The interactive conference design supported knowledge exchange among a diversity of people interested in the intersections of: human and environmental health and wellbeing, ecosystem sustainability, economic development, and learning and productivity on campuses and beyond. The conference included plenaries, panels, concurrent sessions, talking circles, networking, and consensus building.

A renewal process for the 2005 Edmonton Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Institutions of Higher Education enabled an update on regional and global network activity, relationship building, and the design of a new Charter that will inspire and inform future action.

Presentations from the Conference are uploaded to the official Conference website.

Canadian Health Promoting Campuses Network

Download the new Okanagan Charter

Program

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Conference Themes Included:

Campuses as Health Promoting Settings and as Communities (whole organization/system and program/service approaches)
Health and Place (wellbeing of people and environments)
Population Health, Community Health and Sustainability (pressing issues and determinants: students, non-students)
Campuses as Educational Institutions, Societal Models and Businesses (transformative academics, university/college/community collaborations, competing interests)
Development of Knowledge, Policy, Practice and Evaluation (traditional, innovative, indigenous, creative and critical methods)
Communication Technologies, Networking and Education (opportunities and impacts)

Registration

Registration is now closed for the 2015 Conference. An estimated 375 delegates from 34 countries around the world were able to join us for this historic conference.

Photos

Videos

Summary of the Conference

Student Leaders United for Health - UBCO

Presentations

Healthy Campus Movement/ Health Promoting Universities: Networks and History

Facilitating Student Mental Health in Higher Education through a Provincial Community of Practice

UNESCO: Health Promotion Literacy in a Development Context from healthycampuses

UNESCO: Health Promotion Literacy in a Development Context

Promising Paths: Health Promoting Higher Education - Reflections, Challenges & Future Frontiers from healthycampuses

Promising Paths: Health Promoting Higher Education - Reflections, Challenges & Future Frontiers

The “German HPU Network” and the Role of Networks from healthycampuses

The “German HPU Network” and the Role of Networks

Next Generation Sustainability: Beyond Harm Reduction toward Social and Ecological Well-being from healthycampuses

Regenerative Sustainability at UBC: Beyond Harm Reduction

Placing Our University Campuses in the Context of their Regional Landscapes from healthycampuses

Placing Our University Campuses in the Context of their Regional Landscapes

Successful Implementation of the Ottawa Charter Strategies in Balanga City: a Partnership of Local Government, University and Health from healthycampuses

Successful Implementation of the Ottawa Charter Strategies in Balanga City: a Partnership of Local Government, University and Health

Case Study: Indigenous Communities and Higher Education from healthycampuses

Case Study: Indigenous Communities and Higher Education

An International Charter for Changing Campuses that Change the World from healthycampuses

An International Charter for Changing Campuses that Change the World

Testimonials

"Wow, it was incredible… one of the best conferences I have attended."

Conference Participant

"Attending the International Health Promoting Universities and Colleges conference was an incredible experience and I left feeling deeply inspired, with a wealth of new knowledge and tools to take back to my home university."

Conference Participant

"Not only did I go away feeling motivated having had several conversations with kindred spirits, but I came away with some tools to network with other health professions. "

Conference Participant

"One of the best conferences I have attended in a long time sums up my experience of the 4 days at UBC-O, 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges."

Conference Participant

"If I had to choose one word for the 2015 Int’l Conference, it would be inspirational. I learned a wealth of information and hope to bring many of the ideas that everyone graciously shared back to my institution. It was an honour to be in a room full of people from around the world who are committed to change."

Conference Participant

"I found it especially valuable hearing from the four UBC-O students about how the university helped change their lives during a difficult time. Their presentations were very powerful and showcased how much of an impact a post-secondary institution’s support can have on a student’s life."

Conference Participant

"This conference has reminded me of the reality of choosing health. In order for us to move forward as a province and as a community I believe we need to ask ourselves the question, 'How can we inspire students to choose health?'"

Conference Participant

2015 Summit - Co-Hosting International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges

Summit Overview

Program

Conference Themes Included:

Registration

Photos

Videos

Summary of the Conference

Student Leaders United for Health - UBCO

Presentations

Healthy Campus Movement/ Health Promoting Universities: Networks and History

Facilitating Student Mental Health in Higher Education through a Provincial Community of Practice

UNESCO: Health Promotion Literacy in a Development Context

Promising Paths: Health Promoting Higher Education - Reflections, Challenges & Future Frontiers

The “German HPU Network” and the Role of Networks

Regenerative Sustainability at UBC: Beyond Harm Reduction

Placing Our University Campuses in the Context of their Regional Landscapes

Successful Implementation of the Ottawa Charter Strategies in Balanga City: a Partnership of Local Government, University and Health

Case Study: Indigenous Communities and Higher Education

An International Charter for Changing Campuses that Change the World

Testimonials

"Wow, it was incredible… one of the best conferences I have attended."

"Attending the International Health Promoting Universities and Colleges conference was an incredible experience and I left feeling deeply inspired, with a wealth of new knowledge and tools to take back to my home university."

"Not only did I go away feeling motivated having had several conversations with kindred spirits, but I came away with some tools to network with other health professions. "

"One of the best conferences I have attended in a long time sums up my experience of the 4 days at UBC-O, 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges."

"I found it especially valuable hearing from the four UBC-O students about how the university helped change their lives during a difficult time. Their presentations were very powerful and showcased how much of an impact a post-secondary institution’s support can have on a student’s life."

"This conference has reminded me of the reality of choosing health. In order for us to move forward as a province and as a community I believe we need to ask ourselves the question, 'How can we inspire students to choose health?'"

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