Date
01.09.2016
Time
09:00 - 17:00
Address
KADK
Auditorium 6
Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 53
1435 Copenhagen K
Auditorium 6
Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 53
1435 Copenhagen K
Price
DKK 500 (67,50 euro) incl. Danish VAT and service charges
The conference aims to disseminate the latest knowledge about activity- and health-enhancing physical environments in communities and urban environments. The basis builds on a broad understanding of public health, offsetting in local urban spaces which increasingly serves as arenas for physical activity and new initiatives. A special focus will be on everyday life activities and how social interaction, movement and food can support inclusion, and promote health and quality of life.
From a societal perspective, both nationally and internationally, great benefits are to be gained from this type of knowledge as a highlevel of concern is raised about increased social inequality resulting in poorer health, increased occurance of obesity and diabetes type II etc., i.a. due to a lack of physical activity. The organization of urban space - the architecture, landscape and infrastructure - is very importantfor this development both in terms of movement and transport but also in terms of reducing social and spatial inequalities.
This conference aims to build bridges between different professionals, researchers and practitioners with the common interest in howto create communities and neighborhoods as meaningful ”places” in terms of both food environments and the possibilities of creatingactivities in connection to this and related to movement and active transportation.
The conference is aimed broadly at municipal, regional and state actors, urban planners, architects, researchers, policy makers andpractitioners working with health promotion. This multidisciplinarity is reflected in the series of lectures with experienced professionalsand experts from the US, Europe and Denmark disseminating their latest knowledge about how interventions for healthier food options inthe community can be developed, on how gardening and aquaponics can be involved in small-scale food production and how the localcommunity can be used or utilised to increase physical activity among citizens. And finally, how to include participatory and co-creativemethods in use to ensure that the urban environments are developed in citizen-focused surroundings that can help to create long-termanchoring.
The conference is part of the international research network "Activity- and health-enhancing Physical Environments Network" (APEN) led by theRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation. The research network involves leading Europeanresearchers. The conference is aimed broadly at municipal, regional and state actors, urban planners, architects, researchers, policy makers andpractitioners working with health promotion.
Program
09:00 Registration and morning coffee
09:30 Opening speech. Dr João Breda PhD MPH MBA, Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity, WHO Regional Office forEurope
09:45 International Activity- and health-enhancing Physical Environments Network – Why are we needed? René Kural, Associate Professor and Director of the International Network, KADK
10:00 Relations between the built environment and physical activity and health - How can there be made use of us? Jens Troelsen, Professor, Head of the research unit Active Living, University of Southern Denmark
10:30 Cities Changing Diabetes. Helle Søholt, CEO and founder of Gehl Architects
11:00 Break
11:30 The role of the built environment in healthy aging: Community design, physical activity, and health among olderadults. Jacqueline Kerr, Adjunct Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine, University of California, USA
12:00 Planning of the old city structure for leisure, housing and recreational purposes by participatory way. Kimmo Suomi, Professor, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
12:30 Body and the city - theories of the body towards the active city. Antonio Borgogni, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Innovative prevention in local communities - principles for an intersectoral approach. Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Professor and research director, Steno Health Promotion Research
14:30 Foodscape Walkabouts & Urban Songlines. Visual and Participatory tools for planning of community food programs – case of Health & Local Community and Ellebjerg programs. Bent Egberg Mikkelsen, Professor, University of Aalborg
15:00 The Children’s Healthy Living Program from the US Affiliated Pacific region. Rachel Novotny, Professor, University of Hawaii, USA
15:30 Break
16:00 Improving the food environment in low income settings: Approaches of the Healthy Stores projects. Joel Gittelsohn, Professor, John Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
16:30 Closing session. René Kural, Associate Professor and Director of the International Network, KADK
The program may be modified.
From a societal perspective, both nationally and internationally, great benefits are to be gained from this type of knowledge as a highlevel of concern is raised about increased social inequality resulting in poorer health, increased occurance of obesity and diabetes type II etc., i.a. due to a lack of physical activity. The organization of urban space - the architecture, landscape and infrastructure - is very importantfor this development both in terms of movement and transport but also in terms of reducing social and spatial inequalities.
This conference aims to build bridges between different professionals, researchers and practitioners with the common interest in howto create communities and neighborhoods as meaningful ”places” in terms of both food environments and the possibilities of creatingactivities in connection to this and related to movement and active transportation.
The conference is aimed broadly at municipal, regional and state actors, urban planners, architects, researchers, policy makers andpractitioners working with health promotion. This multidisciplinarity is reflected in the series of lectures with experienced professionalsand experts from the US, Europe and Denmark disseminating their latest knowledge about how interventions for healthier food options inthe community can be developed, on how gardening and aquaponics can be involved in small-scale food production and how the localcommunity can be used or utilised to increase physical activity among citizens. And finally, how to include participatory and co-creativemethods in use to ensure that the urban environments are developed in citizen-focused surroundings that can help to create long-termanchoring.
The conference is part of the international research network "Activity- and health-enhancing Physical Environments Network" (APEN) led by theRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation. The research network involves leading Europeanresearchers. The conference is aimed broadly at municipal, regional and state actors, urban planners, architects, researchers, policy makers andpractitioners working with health promotion.
Program
09:00 Registration and morning coffee
09:30 Opening speech. Dr João Breda PhD MPH MBA, Programme Manager Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity, WHO Regional Office forEurope
09:45 International Activity- and health-enhancing Physical Environments Network – Why are we needed? René Kural, Associate Professor and Director of the International Network, KADK
10:00 Relations between the built environment and physical activity and health - How can there be made use of us? Jens Troelsen, Professor, Head of the research unit Active Living, University of Southern Denmark
10:30 Cities Changing Diabetes. Helle Søholt, CEO and founder of Gehl Architects
11:00 Break
11:30 The role of the built environment in healthy aging: Community design, physical activity, and health among olderadults. Jacqueline Kerr, Adjunct Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine, University of California, USA
12:00 Planning of the old city structure for leisure, housing and recreational purposes by participatory way. Kimmo Suomi, Professor, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
12:30 Body and the city - theories of the body towards the active city. Antonio Borgogni, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Innovative prevention in local communities - principles for an intersectoral approach. Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Professor and research director, Steno Health Promotion Research
14:30 Foodscape Walkabouts & Urban Songlines. Visual and Participatory tools for planning of community food programs – case of Health & Local Community and Ellebjerg programs. Bent Egberg Mikkelsen, Professor, University of Aalborg
15:00 The Children’s Healthy Living Program from the US Affiliated Pacific region. Rachel Novotny, Professor, University of Hawaii, USA
15:30 Break
16:00 Improving the food environment in low income settings: Approaches of the Healthy Stores projects. Joel Gittelsohn, Professor, John Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
16:30 Closing session. René Kural, Associate Professor and Director of the International Network, KADK
The program may be modified.
