SIHLWA/ Social Inclusion, Healthy Lifestyles & Work Ability Northern Dimension partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being Expert Group SIHLWA Subgroup on adolescent health and socially-rewarding lifestyles 29-30/05/2007 Helsinki SIHLWA-4 Chairperson: Dr Mikko Vienonen Co-chairperson: Ms. Daiva Zeromskiene

Helsinki “heritage” Adolescents’ subgroup Helsinki 16-17/05/06 The sub-group will in co-operation: Facilitate and assist in implementing policies, programmes and activities to promote health, safety and wellbeing of adolescents through socially rewarding healthy lifestyles. Focus on issues where biggest health gains are to be achieved such as tobacco, alcohol and drug free lifestyles, healthy nutrition and prevention of obesity, increase of physical activity, prevention of accidents and violence, promotion of mental health, etc. Use holistic and participatory ways of intervention and implement multidisciplinary approaches. Give strong support for the implementation of the WHO European Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Development (2005) and WHO European Strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (2006), including appropriate monitoring and surveillance.

Vilnius “heritage” Adolescents’ subgroup Vilnius 30/11 – 1/12/06 PROJECT- IDEA 1: “CHILDREN AT RISK” PROJECT- IDEA 2: HOW TO MONITOR THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AT SOCIETAL LEVEL“HEALTH MONITORING AMONG CHILDREN” PROJECT- IDEA 3: “IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL WELLBEING IN INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS” (Canada) PROJECT- IDEA 4: “IMPROVING CHILDREN’s SOCIAL CONDITIONS/ WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH” PROJECT- IDEA 5: “ALCOHOL AND DRUG PREVENTION AMONG YOUTH (Nordic Council of Ministers)

How forward, SIHLWA?

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