The third European Conference on Health Promoting Schools will be taking place in Vilnius from 15-17 June 2009. Experts from the health, education and social sectors, governmental, municipal and youth organisations, academic institutions and all those concerned about the health of children will meet in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the third edition of the conference, entitled “Better Schools through Health”.

This conference is aimed at strengthening cross-sectoral and intergovernmental cooperation, and will also disseminate best practices in the scientific, practical and political aspects of school health promotion to coordinate efforts in order to create better and healthier schools.

Previous editions of the European Conference on Health Promoting Schools hosted in Greece (1997) and the Netherlands (2002) outlined the main principles of health promotion in schools and emphasised the importance of partnership between the education and health sectors.

Pierre-Antoine Ullmo and Tatiana Mora from P.A.U. Education will present the main lines and results of the three-year Shape Up project.

For more information, click on the attached conference link.