12th European Conference on Health Promotion

The organizers of the 12th IUHPE European Conference on Health Promotion that will take place in Lodz, Poland, from 17-18 June 2024, are pleased to invite delegates to submit abstracts for the conference on Health Promotion: Cultivating Change Through the Lifespan

The conference will cover a broad spectrum of themes related to research, policy, and practice in the field of health promotion. Abstracts are welcome concerning the development and implementation of health promotion interventions through the life course, with a particular focus on addressing contemporary health challenges. Abstracts focusing on participation and user involvement in practice, research, and policy, health promotion theories/models, empowerment and capacity building, sustainability as well as evaluation in a variety of settings, such as but not limited to health services, the learning environment, workplaces, local communities and in the media are also particularly welcome.

A variety of formats for presentation and participation will be offered within the scientific programme of the conference: oral presentations, posters, and workshops/symposia. 

The abstracts should be in English and should not exceed 350 words apart from the title, authors and affiliations (same for all formats). Abstracts should not contain tables, figures or references. The title should not have abbreviations. In the text of the abstract, any abbreviations should be spelled out and explained the first time they are used. You may type the text of your abstract directly in the Abstract Content field in the Abstract Portal template or copy and paste it from a separate word file. Neither author name nor affiliation shall be included in this field for review purpose.

Abstracts must clearly indicate the thematic scope and preference for presentation format. The scientific committee reserves the right to decide on the format as well as to decline submitted abstracts if they do not fulfil scientific criteria. There is no limit for abstract submission, but one person could present max 3 presentations. All conference contributions must be in English.

All accepted abstracts will be compiled in an abstract book with a designated ISBN/ISSN number. This will be published in electronic format on the conference webpage. If you do not wish to publish your abstract in the abstract book, please notify the organizer at iuhpeconference@umed.lodz.pl.

In order for an abstract to be included in the conference program and abstract book, at least one presenter must be registered for the conference.

The abstract must include the following information

• Contact details including names of authors, name and email of presenting author in bold, affiliations of authors with indications in the same order.
• Title, introduction, material and methods, results, conclusions.

An oral presentation is a short talk delivered by one presenter to present his/her work succinctly, preferably with the help if visual aids (powerpoint). The presenting author will have 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for questions from the audience. All presenting authors must adhere to this time limit. Oral presentations will be grouped in thematic sessions by the scientific committee.

A poster offers delegates the opportunity to present their work in a visually attractive format summarizing their project. Posters will be on display during the duration of the conference, but the programme will also foresee time slots when presenters will have the opportunity to comment their work and interact with attendees.

A symposium or workshop provides an opportunity for delegates to participate interactively and to debate innovative ideas, knowledge and challenging questions. A symposium is a session that focuses on a particular issue in a structured way, with several related presentations. A workshop is more hands-on and focused on building skills. Workshops and symposia involve a session coordinator, and possibly co-organisers. The duration will be 90 minutes, at least half of which should be dedicated to interaction with the participants. The session coordinator must submit an outline of the entire workshop or symposium, stating the objectives of the workshop, learning goals and type of activities (e.g. presentations with audience interaction, round table with panel discussants, pro/con session).

The session coordinator must submit an outline of the entire symposium or workshop, stating:

1. Contact details including name, affiliation and e-mail of the session coordinator in bold, followed by the names and affiliations of the co-organisers.
2. A brief statement about the session coordinator’s and co-organisers’ expertise within the field.
3. Title and objectives of the workshop, learning goals and type of activities (e.g. presentations with audience interaction, round table with panel discussants, pro/con session, …).

THEME I: Health Promotion on the Policy Agenda

• Globalization, economic sustainability and health
• Politics, policies and investments in health
• Governance for health promotion
• Coalition building for health promotion
• Solidarity in health

THEME II: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

• Equity, inclusion and equal opportunities for health
• Intercultural and gender aspects of health promotion
• Health justice and community participation
• Corporate social responsibility for health
• Social innovations and health promotion
• Health literacy – general and digital

THEME III: Health Promotion Systems Strengthening

• Professional competencies for health promotion
• Training and capacity building in health promotion
• Health promotion infrastructure development
• Evaluation and evidence in health promotion
• Healthy settings
• Promoting the health in the workplace
• Health promotion in clinical practice
• Planetary health

THEME IV: Health and Solidarity across the Lifespan

• Promoting early childhood health
• Promoting the health of school-aged children
• Promoting the health of adolescence and young adults
• Healthy ageing

THEME V: Innovations in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

• Innovations in heart health promotion
• Innovations in cancer prevention
• Innovations in injury prevention
• Innovations in mental health promotion

THEME VI Social and Behaviour Change Communication in Health Promotion

• Translating evidence into practice
• Health literacy intervention
• E-health promotion
• Mass media approaches
• Socialmedia and health promotion
• Community participation and engagement 

All submitted abstracts will be assigned to reviewers with expertise in the field of health promotion, so as to ensure high quality presentations at the conference. Abstracts will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1. Relevance of the subject with regard to health promotion
2. Originality and relevance of the objectives
3. Methodological quality
4. Quality of the results
5. Quality and clarity of the presentation

Delegates will be informed about the evaluation by (DATE) at the latest on February 10, 2024.

• Online abstract submission opens on 24/07/2023
• Deadline for submission of abstracts is 19/12/2023
• Confirmation of acceptance: 20/02/2024