Introduction to AUN Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN)

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1 Introduction to AUN Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN) Dr. Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn Mahidol University AUN-HPN Executive Director 30 May 2016

2 The AUN-HPN AUN Health Promotion Network (AUN-HPN) is dedicated to health promotion in the ASEAN region

3 The AUN-HPN ASEAN UNIVERSITY NETWORK (AUN) Health Promotion Network 1 st Meeting: March 2014

4 Mission: AUN-HPN 1. To serve as a platform for ASEAN higher education institutions for collaboration among themselves and with other key stakeholders for the purpose of health promotion in the ASEAN region. To share knowledge, skills and resources among the network members to build capacity for health promotion and develop innovative solutions to common health challenges in the region. Toward Better Health & Prosperity of ASEAN

5 Objectives (1) 1. To create a discussion platform for stakeholders (policy-makers, health professionals, university students, communities and other partners) involved in health promotion activities within the ASEAN region for intellectual exchange and experience-sharing on the successes, lesson-learned and good practices. 2. To document outcomes of current health promotion policies and practices being implemented by participating universities with a view to promoting effective health promotion policies and practices among ASEAN universities.

6 Objectives (2) 3. To promote the roles of universities in health promotion, particularly on action-oriented policies that related to community and public health; 4. To proactively promote platforms for knowledge sharing in the area of health promotion. 5. To make recommendations for further development of the collaboration framework on interdisciplinary health promotion in the East Asian region.

7 Governance Mahidol University is the convener of the AUN- HPN. A steering committee is created within Mahidol University, chaired by the President to provide policy direction to the program. A technical working group is formed to be responsible for work planning and implementation of the AUN-HPN activities. An International Advisory Committee (IAC) is formed to advise, support, facilitate, advocate and monitor the work of AUN-HPN

8 The AUN-HPN AUN-HPN IAC meeting 1 December 2015

9 6 areas of work 1. Mapping of existing health promotion works/ activities. 2. Healthy University/Healthy Campus/Health Promoting Campus initiatives 3. Research collaboration on health promotion 4. Capacity building: health promoters, experience sharing 5. Targeted interventions aiming at various key risk factors 6. Policy advocacy as a tool of joint effort for health promotion

10 Ongoing activities (1) 1. Mapping of existing health promotion works This activity aims to assess the current situation on health promotion work in AUN member universities. The main activities will include: 1.1 Develop questionnaires on health promotion activity inventory at three levels by 30 AUN universities: (1) national level, (2) university level, and (3) society initiatives 1.2 Dissemination of the questionnaire to member universities. 1.3 Collect filled questionnaires from member universities. 1.4 Analysis of data 1.3 Develop and dissemination of report Requesting to kindly follow-up on the questionnaire response

11 Ongoing activities (2) 2. Healthy University/Healthy Campus/Health Promoting Campus initiatives Health promotion work within higher education institutions is not new. Many universities have set-up policies applied to both staff and students to forbid smoking, alcohol drinking, non-helmet motorcycle driving and/or gambling within the institutions. Promotion of exercises and green environment in universities are also commonly observed. AUN-HPN is planning to promote the concept of healthy university in ASEAN. The activity will begin with the development of health university framework. A workshop will be organized on August 2016 to invite experts from member universities to develop the frame work which will be the standard for universities in ASEAN. An invitation will be sent out soon. Request to coordinate with relevant faculties to participate the meeting.

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