The sixth edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will take place from Tuesday 9 till Thursday 11 June 2026.

The main theme of this year’s workshop is ‘Connecting planetary health, climate justice and community health: from knowledge to impact’.

The Global Community Health Annual Workshop provides a space where community health practitioners, activists, policy makers, and researchers can learn and improve their skills. In 2025 over 500 participants from all regions of the world participated.

The sixth edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop will take place online on Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 June 2026.

The health of Mother Earth is inextricably linked to human health and wellbeing. Climate change impacts vulnerable communities the most. It deepens inequalities and threatens both environmental and human health. These challenges also offer opportunities for collective action on the local level, innovation, and climate justice.

This year’s workshop, ‘Connecting planetary health, climate justice, and community health: from knowledge to impact’, invites participants to explore the links between planetary health and community health and wellbeing. We will look into mobilizing communities,including the involvement of young people, as agents of change, ensuring that climate solutions are just, accessible, and impactful taking into account indigenous perspectives. By bridging knowledge with action, we aim to inspire collaborative strategies that address the root causes of environmental degradation while fostering healthier, more resilient communities.

Who can attend?

Participants are professionals, policy makers, researchers, activists and students from different backgrounds. They can learn and improve their skills on community health while becoming part of an international network. They can get inspired by the diversity of researchers, practitioners, activists and policy makers involved in advancing community health. In 2025 over 500 participants from all regions of the world participated.

Language

The online lectures are held in English, French or Spanish. For translation into 50+ languages, including English, French, Spanish, Persian, Arabic and Chinese, we use an AI based translation app.

Community Health hubs will be organised in different language groups. Participants can indicate their preferred language for the hubs. This year the hubs will be in English, French and Spanish, and other languages depending on the availability of facilitators.

Certificate of attendance and accreditation

After attending the lectures, participating in the Community Health hubs and approval of their individual assignment, participants will receive a certificate of attendance delivered by the organisers. They can also accumulate credits toward registration/re-registration as a health promotion practitioner under the IUHPE Accreditation System.

Organisers

The organisers are UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, University of Clermont Auvergne, University of Huddersfield, EHESP French School of Public Health, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), Réseau Francophone International Pour la Promotion de la Sante (RÉFIPS), European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht.

Coordination

• Goof Buijs, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education
• Silvia de Ruiter, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education

Advisory board

• Amets Suess Schwend, Andalusian School of Public Health, Area of International Health, Granada, Spain
• Ange-Marie Nicodème Esse, Justice & Empowerment Initiatives (JEI), National Network of Community Health Activists, Health Access Initiative (HAI), Benin
• Charlotte Marchandise, European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
• Didier Jourdan, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, University of Clermont Auvergne, France
• Liane Comeau, International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
• Marie-Renée Guevel, EHESP French School of Public Health, Rennes, France
• Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
• Nicola Gray, UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK
• Raúl Mercer, FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales), La Plata, Argentina
• Regien Biesma, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
• Satarupa Dasgupta, Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA
• Sophie Remoue Gonzales, Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine, Legacy Community Health, Youth engagement Director, IAAH