Publications - Universities 4 Good Health

Rethinking healthcare workforce education

Marta Aymerich, Health Sciences professor and Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Maria Niemi, Associate professor at Karolinska Institute, Virginia Schmied, School of Nursing and Midwifery professor at Western Sydney University, David Serwadda, Professor at Makerere University, Titi Savitri Prihatiningsih, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing at Universitas Gadjah Mada, and Albert Barbera, Director of the eHealth Center, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya on behalf the IAU SDG3 Cluster

The IAU SDG3 Cluster, one of the subclusters of the IAU Global HESD Cluster, identified four lessons for medical education that were learned from this pandemic.

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Catalysing collaboration for an integrated approach to health, in support of equity and wellbeing worldwide

Prepared by: Liv Raphael, Marta Aymerich, Carme Carrion, Imma Alberch Chamorro, and Marc Graells. With contributions from: Claudia Patricia Jaramillo Ángel, Marta Aymerich, Albert Barberà, Paul Breen, Carme Carrion, Montse Daban, Nadia D’Alton, Consuelo Vélez Álvarez, Cristina O'Callaghan Gordo, Marco Inzitari, Pastora Martinez, Rawlance Ndejjo, Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi, Isabel Toman, Hayu Qaimamunazzala, Virginia Sanchez, Hilligje van’t Land, Ivan Zahinos, Kathrine Raleigh, Liv Raphael, Rhoda Wanyenze and Gemma Xarles

The International Association of Universities (IAU) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 Cluster held its first in-person meeting at the UOC Campus in Barcelona from 7 to 9 March 2023. Catalysing collaboration for an integrated approach to health, in support of equity and wellbeing worldwide is a report that summarises the key learnings, messages and calls for action emerging from the different sessions.

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Addressing Mental Health and Well-being in Universities

Prepared by: Liv Raphael, Marta Aymerich, and Marc Graells. With inputs from: Manuel Armayones, Marta Aymerich, Ellen Brackenreg, Carme Carrion, Carlos Contreras, Nadia D’Alton, Pam Fredman, Marc Graells, Joy Louise Gumikiriza-Onoria, Claudia Patricia Jaramillo, Manel Jiménez, Steve Lee, Óscar Mauricio, Rawlance Ndejjo, Gustavo Pacheco, Alba Pérez, Liv Raphael, Fatwa Sari Tetra, Titi Savitri, Galuh Suryandari, Isabel Toman, Consuelo Vélez, Rhoda Wanyenze, and Gabrielle Weidemann

The IAU SDG3 Cluster has been exploring how member universities are supporting staff and students to foster good mental health and to equip students with the mindset, knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the current poly-crisis environment. This insight report summarises learnings from this exploration and examples of good practice.

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Addressing Mental Health Challenges in Universities: Insights from the IAU SDG3 Cluster

Liv Raphael (Head of IAU SDG3 Cluster), and Marta Aymerich (Director of eHealth Center), eHealth Center, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

The IAU SDG3 Cluster, one of the subclusters of the IAU Global HESD Cluster, identified both good practices from institutions and shared challenges. To address these, it proposed strategies for improvement to enhance collective impact on health and well-being.

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Catalysing collaboration for an integrated approach to health, in support of equity and wellbeing worldwide

Prepared by Liv Raphael, Marta Aymerich and Marc Graells. With input from: Marta Aymerich, Carme Carrion, Carlos Contreras, Nadia D'Alton, Marc Graells, Claudia Patricia Jaramillo, Manuel Armayones Ruiz, Óscar Mauricio, Rawlance Ndejjo, Gustavo Pacheco, Liv Raphael, Fatwa Sari Tetra, Titi Savitri, Galuh Suryandari, Isabel Toman, Consuelo Vélez, Rhoda Wanyenze, and Gabrielle Weidemann

The IAU SDG3 Cluster has created a follow up and summary report: Exploring soft skills and inner capacities for resilience, health and wellbeing

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