Pillars of Health

Media and Digital Literacy for Health

Posted on June 11, 2024 by MEC-Media Education Centre

Utilizing Media and Digital Literacy for Health Empowerment in the Modern Age Introduction/Background/Problem Enhancing health literacy and promoting responsible use of health media relies on making quality and reliable information easily accessible, underscoring the importance of media and digital literacies for empowering health literacy. Addressing this multifaceted challenge requires a Continue Reading →

Health literacy and human rights

Posted on January 25, 2024 by MEC-Media Education Centre

Building trust and equal access to healthcare” represented the opportunity to launch the “Health Literacy Guide” available in eight different languages, which was produced as part of the Strategic Action Plan on Human Rights and Technologies in Biomedicine (2020-2025) to allow all people, including those in vulnerable situations, more effective Continue Reading →

Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth

Posted on November 10, 2023 by MEC-Media Education Centre

A Sustainable Future for Humanity Over the next decade, we will all make choices which will determine the future of our advanced technological society. The COVID-19 and monkeypox pandemics, through which the world is now living, are as graphic an example as could be desired of the instability of our Continue Reading →

Climate and health education in Europe

Posted on June 2, 2023 by MEC-Media Education Centre

There is a great role to play for public health schools and the public health field in protecting human and planetary health. Within this network, we are focusing on climate and health education and training and good corporate citizen policies (i.e., reducing carbon footprint) by public health institutions.

Digital Doc

Posted on June 2, 2023 by MEC-Media Education Centre

Digital Doc is focused on providing the right digital skills for the best future-proof doctors in order to achieve effective, ethical, technology-driven healthcare systems that place people centrally.

Public Health Workforce

Posted on June 2, 2023 by MEC-Media Education Centre

The aim of this network is to mobilize a coalition of stakeholders who collaborate to develop and strengthen the Public Health Workforce, in order to reach a consensus on a set of actions (and deliverables) that could be supported by EU funds to achieve a better public health agenda throughout Continue Reading →

WHO initiates building a global curriculum for infodemic management

Posted on March 28, 2023 by MEC-Media Education Centre

To develop infodemic management capacities for the future, WHO convened a technical consultation on building a global curriculum for infodemic management on 21-23 March in Belgrade, Serbia. Hosted by the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, the consultation brought together 47 representatives of academia, public health Continue Reading →

Posted on May 21, 2022 by MEC-Media Education Centre

The Pillars of Health coalition believes that all citizens in the European Union should have equal access to skilled, motivated and supported health workers. Join us to address the unequal geographic distribution of health workers across the European region and to optimise access to health workers for everyone. Visit us Continue Reading →