Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference
14–16 June 2023, at Halmstad University, Sweden
Welcome to Halmstad University
Welcome to the 10th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference titled Sustainability and the impact on health and well-being. Halmstad University is pleased to host and organise the tenth edition of this successful conference.
We plan to have the opportunity to meet you in person and to offer you a pleasant visit in our beautiful city and its surroundings. During this conference, you will listen to impactful keynote speakers and other inspiring researchers. It will also be possible to participate in workshops, poster/oral presentation sessions and panel debates.
On this page, we offer you information about our university, the city of Halmstad, and the region of Halland. Information on the theme and subthemes, and significant dates can be found in the flyer. More detailed information about the conference will come later on.
Very welcome to our little corner of the world!
Save the dates and deadlines
- Abstract submission opens: 15th of August 2022
- Abstract submission ends: 15th of September 2022
- Notification of acceptance: 16th of December 2022
- Early bird closes 3rd of March 2023
- Registration closes 15th of May 2023
Conference theme
Sustainability and the impact on health and well-being
The 10th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference will focus on UN Agenda 2030 and the impact on health and well-being in the sustainability goals. The conference will emphasise Goal 3 – but also how it is impacting the other 16 goals. How can Agenda 2030 be understood from a health promotion perspective, and what efforts must be made to maintain sustainability beyond 2030?
The conference welcomes contributions on a wide array of topics within three subthemes:
Social sustainability in relation to equal health and social justice
The first sub-theme for the conference will address the questions on sustainability from a critical welfare perspective and picks up from the previous conference on societal responsibility or individual obligation but stretches it further to emphasize the global scale of sustainability, as addressed in Agenda 2030. An intersectional perspective reveals how social determinants of health such as gender, age, class, ethnicity, disability, and sexuality are related. A crucial factor for social sustainability is equal health and social justice. Vulnerable groups such as migrants, children, or the elderly need particular attention to reach the global sustainable development goals articulated in Agenda 2030.
E-health and implementation of digital innovations for health promotion
This sub-theme relates to the development of e-health structures in society, the implementation of digital innovations for health promotion, and how they contribute to improved equality, efficiency, and quality in health and welfare services. E-health structures and practices (also including m-health) have become widely integrated into society and part of everyday life for most individuals in all age groups. A significant challenge of e-health and digital innovations for health promotion is transforming services, including dissemination and implementation in practice. Digital innovations need to ensure actual improvement, value, and empowerment for users to improve health and well-being in populations.
Sustainable health in physical activity and sport
The third sub-theme focuses on strategies that facilitate a health-promoting society where all people can be healthy and reach their full potential through participation in different organised and unorganised physical activity settings and activities. The sub-theme is also focused on sustainable participation in sport, including the role of sports clubs in physical activity promotion, physical activity promotion in the school context, and promoting physical activity as health promotive/illness preventive initiatives in different populations with a perspective on exercise and rehabilitation.
Halmstad University – where different perspectives meet
Halmstad University prepares people for the future by creating values, driving innovation and developing society. Since the beginning in 1983, the University has been characterised as forward-thinking and cross-border. Halmstad University is known for its popular and reality-based programmes and small student groups. Today, the University has around 11,000 students (approximately 5,200 full-time students) and offers around 50 programmes and over 130 courses within several subject fields.
Research for innovation
The research at Halmstad University is internationally renowned and is pursued in interdisciplinary innovation and research environments. The University takes an active part in the development of society through extensive and recognised collaboration with both the private and public sector.
