Key GPHN Projects and Activities

We employ an inclusive approach, seeking to engage the widest possible range of stakeholders active in the public health and harm reduction arena. We want to work with people who deliver services and interventions, people who receive services and interventions, NGOs, community projects, advocacy groups, academics and policy makers. We all have things to learn from one another - and we want to help you to have the conversations that matter.

Information Sharing

Our goal is to help the members of our network share information about their projects, good practices, and ideas, and provide them with access to organized and relevant materials. We also support the visibility and online presence of NGOs.

Education

Our goal is to spread knowledge and information about good practices in public health, based on evidence from harm reduction, for both experts and the public.

Public Events

We specialize in supporting and running international public health events for experts, policy-makers, academics, and NGOs. We work with global leaders in the public health and harm reduction fields.

Networking

Our network gives an opportunity for our community to exchange ideas. We organize conferences and events, and provide an online platform to exchange and promote ideas.

We Are Involved in the Following Projects and Activities

CHI23 Bishkek Conference
May 15, 2023, 5:32 a.m. • Kasia Kowalczyk
On 27 and 28 April, the twelfth City Health conference took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with representatives coming from 16 countries.

On 27 and 28 April, the twelfth international City Health conference took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The event attracted over 100 attendees from 15 countries joined by a number of people who too...

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Harm reduction at the SWPS Universty
March 16, 2023, 4:55 p.m. • Kasia Kowalczyk
This summer semester we run harm reduction classes for psychology students.

We are extremely excited as we have been teaching Harm Reduction to Psychology students at SWPS University since the beginning of March.The harm reduction course covers the topics such as:The prin...

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6th ICK International Conference - 18 & 19 November 2022
Nov. 20, 2022, 1:23 p.m. • Kasia Kowalczyk
18/19 of November we had a pleasure to support the 6th ICOACHKIDS conference.

Expert coaches and academics from all over the world have descend upon the headquarters of German Youth Sport (Deutsche Sportjugend) in Frankfurt for 2 days of keynotes, practical demonstration, w...

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CHI 2021
City Health International Conference

City Health International was founded in 2012 as a network of individuals and organisations engaged in the study of, and response to, structural health issues and health behaviours in the urban environment.

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SOLID
Social work and strengthening NGOs

We are pleased to announce our involvement in the ‘Social work and strengthening NGOs in development cooperation to treat drug addiction’ (SOLID) project alongside multiple European partners.

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Harm Reduction Database
Publications, knowledge base and e-learning courses

Our partner website - harmreduction.eu - collates and disseminates data and knowledge about harm reduction approaches and policies on drug use and related risks.

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Journals
Promoting Evidence-Based Public Health

GPHN supports the Harm Reduction Journal. Watch Nick Crofts, HRJ editor-in-chief, presenting at the City Health 2020 Online conference.

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Research Center
Center for Research on Biological Basis of Social Behavior

We are pleased to announce our partnership with the BBSB Center. The main goal of the centre is to use biological, including evolutionary, perspectives to explain human social behaviour.

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Research and Studies

Links to study results and recent research projects in public health.