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The 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion

Tilia Bousios — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:31:08 GMT

Safety 2010 is a major world conference bringing together stakeholders in the prevention of unintentional injuries and violence from around the world to debate, discuss and exchange information and experiences.

The key theme of the conference is Safe and Equitable Communities. This theme has been chosen to reflect the disproportionate burden from almost all types of injuries that falls on poorer communities. Such differences are apparent both within countries, between countries and even between global regions.

The Conference will take place on the 21st-24th September 2010, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, UK

7th International Conference on Workplace Bullying & Harassment "Transforming Research: Evidence and Practice"

Tilia Bousios — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:03:00 GMT

A great deal of uncertainty and ambivalence exists in many contemporary organisations and indeed in society more generally.

Partly this uncertainty may be attributed to the current economic climate; globalisation and its consequences; rapid technological change; to acts, or threats of acts of terrorism; shifting patterns of work and work relationships; and economic mismanagement and unethical behaviours in some corporations.

We have seen an increase in reported stories of bullying, harassment, pressured workplaces, violence at work and deviant behaviours in the workplace currently and in the last decade or so. We have also seen increased employee anxiety; a change to concepts such as loyalty, commitment and service; and a growing mistrust of management and colleagues and their motives. Behaviours associated with bullying have been reported at all levels in organisations; from managers to staff, staff to managers; staff to staff, and customers or suppliers to staff.

In many cases, government bodies have made serious attempts to address the problem by supporting research activity. More work, however, remains to be done and this conference presents an opportunity to share what has been done so far and to discuss where we might need to go in the future.

One of the aims for this conference is to bring interested parties in organisations and government; researchers; policy makers; intervention specialists such as mediators, trainers, practitioners, therapists and counsellors together in a unified and synergistic conference format where ideas may be shared and exchanged in the spirit of collegiality and co-operation. In this way, we will enhance knowledge exchange and the dissemination of knowledge relating to workplace bullying and harassment.

The conference will enable researchers and practitioners to discuss and debate appropriate research and practicalities into matters affecting them at work to create new understanding; and to use that understanding to put in place positive strategies and interventions to create more meaningful, productive, and positive workplaces.

The conference will take place between the 02/06/2010 - 04/06/2010 in Cardiff, United Kingdom

20th IUHPE World Conference on Heath Promotion

Tilia Bousios — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:57:00 GMT

The 20th IUHPE World Conferences on Health Promotion – Geneva 2010 – is a triennial event organized by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education and Health Promotion Switzerland.

In a globalized world, the dynamics of modernisation and urbanisation pose major challenges to both health promotion and societal development. Therefore, the focus of the Geneva 2010 conference is on building bridges between health promotion and sustainable development by:

presenting and discussing state-of-the-art knowledge and cross-cutting issues in health promotion and sustainable development,
showcasing and challenging best practice in health promotion, with focus on sustainability, and
initiating strong alliances and partnerships for promoting sound policies and practices that positively impact the health of people, societies and the planet.

The Conference will take place on the 11/07/2010 - 15/07/2010 in Geneva, Switzerland

6th European Conference “Healthy Work - Healthy Lifestyle - Healthy Business”

Tilia Bousios — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:21:00 GMT

The 6th European Conference “HEALTHY WORK - HEALTHY LIFESTYLE - HEALTHY BUSINESS” will take place on 27th - 28th April in Perugia, Italy.

On the question of how to integrate lifestyle management in working life, three specific issues will be addressed at the conference: “Working life on the move: Ergonomics, Fitness and Well-being”, “Work and stress: Spice of life or kiss of death?”, “Clearing the air at work”, “The enjoyment of a smoke-free workplace”.

The Conference will also provide a platform for practitioners identified during the Move Europe campaign to present findings and demonstrate methods, tools and approaches for better health and well-being at workplaces.

Please note that there are only 45 days to register for the 6th European Conference on Promoting Workplace Health. The registration form can be found on the website:http://www.grifoviaggi.it/prenotazioni/.

More information about the Conference is available online at http://www.enwhp.org/index.php?id=593.