The Health Promotion team at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Organizing Committee of the Contest for Significant Experiences in Health Promotion in the Region of the Americas is pleased to announce the results of the contest, highlighting the thirteen most significant experiences in the Contest in the following settings: municipalities/cities, schools, and higher education institutions/universities.
Selected Experiences
The 464 applications received in the Contest were evaluated aby a group of over 50 Health Promotion experts in the Region of the Americas. An International Jury, composed of experts from PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centres, members of the Organizing Committee, and members from the Contest evaluation group selected the most significant experiences in each setting in the following categories:
- Health Education with a Comprehensive Approach
- Working in a Network
- Building Knowledge in Health Promotion
- Intersectoriality
The results in each category are as follows:
Settings: Municipalities / Cities
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Health Education with a |
 Colombia |
Parque de la Vida. |
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Working in a Network |
 Argentina |
"Cultivando Sueños: Integrando miradas y fortaleciendo redes hacia la Seguridad Alimentaria Nutricional". |
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Building Knowledge |
 Brazil |
Mapeamento e Sistematização de Experiências de Multiplicação para a Promoção da Alimentação Saudável e Prevenção de Câncer. |
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Intersectoriality |
 Cuba |
Experiencias gestión participativa comunitaria en la atención primaria ambiental. |
Settings: Schools
| Category | Country | Experience | ||
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Health Education with a |
Argentina |
Creciendo juntos... Experimentando vínculos, sexualidad y derechos. |
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 México |
Prevención de Sobrepeso y Obesidad en Escolares de Hidalgo. |
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Working in a Network |
 Honduras |
Fortalecimiento de la salud sexual y reproductiva con adolescentes en Honduras-Jóvenes Saludables . |
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Building Knowledge |
Brasil |
Projeto Periscópio para a Organização de Políticas Municipais sobre Drogas. |
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Intersectoriality |
 Paraguay |
Estrategia Escuelas Saludables en instituciones educativas del Departamento de Misiones. |
Settings: Higher education institutions / Universities
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Health Education with a |
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Reorientação da formação dos profissionais de saúde com foco na integralidade. |
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Working in a Network |
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Caribbean Oral Health Initiative. |
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Building Knowledge |
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Aprendiendo a trabajar con la comunidad. |
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Intersectoriality |
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Las Malvinas, un entorno vital y saludable. "Procesos y perspectivas del desarrollo humano comunitario en el asentamiento urbano Las Malvinas, experiencias significativas desde la Universidad Iberoamericana, UNIBE, 2010-2016". |
The summaries of the 13 selected experiences will be available and disseminated starting October 2017.
Summary of the Applications
PAHO/WHO sincerely thanks the participation of each contestant in the Contest for Significant Experiences in Health Promotion in the Region of the Americas. The sum of the applications will allow PAHO/WHO to appraise the progress done in the Region of the Americas.
Identifying successes, progress, and challenges in the Region will serve to guide technical support and resources, focusing and prioritizing according to the needs expressed in the Contest. This will be an opportunity for participants, leaders in different countries and settings, to open channels of communications that promote spaces for exchange of knowledge and experience.
The summary of the applications received is as follows:
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Category |
Municipios |
Universidades |
Escuelas |
TOTAL |
| Health Education with a Comprehensive Approach | 122 | 68 | 58 | 248 |
| Working in a Network | 44 | 11 | 5 | 60 |
| Building Knowledge in Health Promotion | 32 | 25 | 7 | 64 |
| Intersectoriality | 60 | 17 | 15 | 92 |
| TOTAL | 258 | 121 | 85 | 464 |
To see a list of all the applications, please access the following document:
Applications Concurso de Experiencias Significativas de Promoción de la Salud en la Región de las Americas (2017) For more information on these applications or on the Contest, please contact healthpromotion@paho.org.
Collaborators
This contest is organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) in collaboration with:
• Latin American and Caribbean Health Promotion Managers Network (REDLACPROMSA),
• Ibero-American Network of Health Promoting Universities (RIUPS),
• Colombian Network of Health Promoting Universities (REDCUPS),
• Universidad Católica del Norte (UCN) Chile; and
• PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers: CEPEDOC, Instituto PROINAPSA de la Universidad Industrial de Santander-UIS y Universidad de Puerto Rico.
