The Geneva Charter for Well-being presents a significant change agenda and path forward to respond to the global social, health, environment and equity challenges facing society.
On 8 September 2022 the World Health Organization partnered with Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation (CHiAPRT) based within Health Translation SA and the School of Public Health in the University of Adelaide and Health Promotion International Journal to convene The Geneva Charter: Realising Societal Well-being Webinar.
This episode of the In Conversation Series bought together international renown thinkers, policy actors and boundary spanners to share their insights on how we can move to a Well-being Society. The webinar included an informative interactive panel discussion where panelist reflected on how countries are working to take the ideas embedded with the Geneva Charter forward. The In Conversation Geneva Charter Webinar included:
- Governance and Societal Well-being by Dr Rüdiger Krech, Director Health Promotion, WHO
- Planetary Health and Societal Well-being by Professor Samuel Myers, Planetary Health, Harvard University
- Polices for Well-being by Dr Romina Boarini, Well-being Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE), OECD
- Unpacking the Wellbeing Economy by Professor Gerald McCartney, Well-being Economy, Glasgow University
The In Conversation: Boundary, Spanners, Thinkers and Policy Actors Round Table Series provides a platform for researchers, policy actors and implementation experts to elevate discussion on emerging issues, present new and upcoming research and facilitate conversation around impacts and possible solutions. The round tables concentrate on the interface between research and evidence and policy options and processes learning from past to better respond to current and coming imperatives.