Thursday - September 20 - Evening

Get together and get to know Alt Heidelberg

Friday - September 21
9:00 to 17:30  Lectures and Discussion

9:00 – Welcome - Introductions
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Huber

Wolf Kirsten

Prof. Dr. Bob Karch

9:30       A Strategic Vison for the IIHP– Bob Karch

10:00     Discussion – Q&A

10:30     Break

11:00     Health Promotion Around the World Session 1:

Cilas Wilders (South Africa)  –The Effect of Intervention on Coronary Prone Executives in the South African Colliery Industry

Toshio Yamazaki (Japan) - Health Promotion Program for Adults with Risks of Lifestyle-Related Disease

Emmanuel Owolabie (Botswana)  - Overweight, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Botswana Urban Male and Female Dwellers

GL Khanna (India) – Health-related Problems in Rural Indian Population

12:30     Lunch

14:00     Health Promotion Around the World Session 2:

Antero Heloma (Finland) – The Effect of Smoking on Work Productivity

Dieter Lagerstrom (Norway) - Friluftsliv- The Nordic Way to Fitness, Health and Well-Being

Pavel Stejskal (Czech Republic) - Will Health Promotion Require Experts?

Ricardo De Marchi (Brazil) -

15:30     Break

16:00     Discussion & Charging of Group for 2^nd day

17:30     End of Day 1

19:30 Evening Event

         Dinner Invitation of American University

Saturday - September 22
9:00 to 13:00 – Discussion & Group Work

9:00       Summary of Day 1 & Discussion

9:30       Facilitated Discussion & Participant Input:

Implementation of the IIHP Strategic Vision

(issues, organizational structure, regionalization, publications, projects, outreach to other organizations, funding, etc.)

12:00     Discussion of Specific Actions & Next Steps

13:00  Lunch

14:00 Discussing and Walking: “the Philosophers Path in Heidelberg”

19:00 Dinner and End of Meeting