V Meeting of the Latin American Network of Health-Promoting Schools (postponed to 2007)
Promoting Health in Schools Considering the
Social Determinants and the Millennium Development Goals

Organizers:

--Ministry of Health, Brazil

--Ministry of Education, Brazil (to be invited)

--Secretaries of Health and Education, Tocantins

--PAHO/WHO

Date: 19-24 November 2006 (postponed to 2007)

Venue: Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil

Purpose

Advocate to position Health Promotion in schools on the political agenda and contribute to the strengthening of technical capacity of Latin American and Caribbean countries, for the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the Health-Promoting School Regional Initiative, through collaboration and exchange of information, knowledge, and experiences with promoting health in schools with Member States and many partners.

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