Health Promotion 2016

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Shanghai - Charting the next 15 years in health 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Shanghai 2016 #ChooseHealth

Health promotion is about enabling and empowering individuals, communities and societies to take charge of their own health and quality of life. It is central to delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals, 2030. In highlighting how health and sustainable development are inextricably linked, the 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion in Shanghai will chart a new course for the next 15 years, aimed at inspiring national governments, municipal leaders and other stakeholders to grasp the great potential of promoting health across all sectors of society.

Conference website The conference outcome will be a Declaration on Health Promotion. Shanghai Declaration Q&A: Health promotion Mayors attending the conference will adopt a Shanghai Healthy Cities Mayors’ Consensus. Mayors’ Consensus