The aim of this webishop is to explore and discuss the potentials of the Geneva Charter to inform health promotion in Aotearoa in the next few decades. The senior leadership team of HPF staff and its collaborators were among over 5,000 participants of the 10th WHO Global Conference, who met virtually and in Geneva, Switzerland, and agreed on a Geneva Charter for Well-being last December.

Building wellbeing societies, addressing planetary health and human wellbeing, acknowledging the spiritual dimension of wellbeing, and including the knowledge and leadership of Indigenous peoples are some of the key elements of the charter that are of direct relevance to Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Charter builds on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and the legacy of nine global conferences on health promotion. It highlights the need for global commitments to achieve equitable health and social outcomes now and for future generations, without destroying the health of our planet. This charter will drive policy-makers and world leaders to adopt this approach and commit to concrete action, according to WHO.

“The Geneva Charter for Well-being expresses the urgency of creating sustainable well-being societies, committed to achieving equitable health now and for future generations without breaching ecological limits…

“A healthy planet is essential to the health and well-being of current and future generations and for enabling all to flourish. Well-being societies prioritize a rapid, just transition to a low-carbon economy . . . provide access to clean energy for all, enhance biodiversity, reduce resource depletion and pollution, support harmonious relations between humans and Nature, and center Indigenous knowledge and leadership…

“The world faces complex and interrelated crises. but not all countries are impacted by them in the same way. Recent pandemics have exposed the fractures in society and highlight the impact of ecological, political, commercial, digital and social determinants of health and health inequities, within and between social groups and nations. Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, rapid urbanization, geopolitical conflict and militarization, demographic change, population displacement, poverty, and widespread inequity create risks of future crises even more severe than those experienced today.”

The Geneva Charter for Well-being, December 2021

Learning Outcomes

As a result of participating, you will understand ways of applying the Geneva Charter in our Aotearoa New Zealand context

The three speakers

All three panelists were speakers at the 10th WHO Global Conference

Dr Mihi Ratima

HPF Executive Director Sione Tu’itahi

HPF Deputy Executive Director Leanne Eruera

Moderator

HPF Māori Health Promotion Strategist Mereana Te Pere

GENERAL INFORMATION

Participants are encouraged to participate in the exercises and material that will be disseminated before the webishop. This webishop will be recorded and available to registrants for 7 days before uploading to our public youtube channel.

Contact Emma Frost for further information on emma@hauora.co.nz or 09 300 3734 or visit our website www.hauora.co.nz.