Types of Healthy Settings
Health Promoting Universities
Background
The World Bank/Yuri Mechitov
Part of the wider movement for Healthy Settings, the Health Promoting University (HPU) initiative was launched in 1995 by the University of Lancaster (UCLAN), and remains active today.
The HPU initiative aims to integrate processes and structures within the university's culture supportive of a commitment to health and health promotion. Additionally, the initiatives promote the health and well-being of staff, students and the wider community.
Examples of implementation
University of Center Lancashire (UK); Universität Bielefeld Germany), six universities in the Beijing area (China); 72 universities in the United States.
Resources
- WHO Collaborating Centre Health Promoting University
- WHO Regional Office for Europe Health Promoting Universities
- Universität Bielefeld - Health Promoting University
Networks
- American Network of Health Promoting Universities
Selected publications
- Xiangyang T. et al (2003) Beijing health promoting universities: practice and evaluation." Health Promotion International. 18(2): 107