On European Researchers’ Night, which took place on 27 September, the Pavilion of Knowledge opened its doors after hours for citizens to have access to a different kind of evening, with a wide range of research projects from various fields. The NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH) joined this initiative and shared some… Continue reading ENSP NOVA celebrates European Researchers’ Night
The NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH) was awardes in Brazil at the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress with the Best Poster Award. The Best Poster Award for Track 3: Clinical Models enhancing quality went to the LinkToLife Project, which includes five students from NOVA NSPH ‘s Hospital Administration Specialisation Course (CEAH).… Continue reading NOVA NSPH projects awarded at World Hospital Congress
The 2024 edition of the NOVA impACT! Challenges honoured two projects from the NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH), called Sangue.PT and DentAR Kids. The competition’s final, organised by the NOVA Impact Office, took place in the auditorium of the Rectory of NOVA University Lisbon, on a ‘Demo Day’ model. The programme was… Continue reading NOVA impAct! Challenges honours NOVA NSPH projects
The way in which Social Prescription have been implemented in Portugal has made it possible to truly involve people and take their preferences and needs into account, meeting citizens to achieve the necessary changes. This was one of the main ideas shared by the director of the NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH),… Continue reading Sónia Dias: Social Prescription meets the citizen
The director of the NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH), Sónia Dias, in an interview with ‘O Hospital’ magazine, defended the importance of involving leaders, managers, professionals and citizens to achieve more and better health results. For Sónia Dias, “we have to reinforce the urgency of prioritizing health promotion and disease prevention, keeping… Continue reading Interview with Sónia Dias in ‘O Hospital’ Magazine
The NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH) hosted a celebration of Patients’ Associations, through an initiative that sought to think about the opportunities and challenges associated with the creation of cooperation networks between Social Sector Organisations. Under the motto ‘Celebrating Patients’ Associations: Shared Value, Added Value’, the initiative made it possible to listen… Continue reading More shared value, more added value
Exposure to chemicals needs an approach that allows it to be analysed in an integrated way, since an individual’s contact with a chemical can occur from multiple sources and routes of exposure. To respond to this need, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has just published the ‘Roadmap for action for advancing aggregate exposure to… Continue reading ENSP NOVA on assessing aggregate exposure to chemicals
The 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, organised by the NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH), will be held next week, from September 2 to 6, at the Estoril Congress Centre. The event has already received over 1,000 registrations and is supported by the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC). “Organising… Continue reading NOVA NSPH leads European Health Psychology meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Education, Research and Evaluation of Safety and Quality in Healthcare (WHO cc) at the NOVA National School of Public Health (NOVA NSPH) has been redesignated for another four years, for the period 2024-2028. The WHO’s designation as a Collaborating Centre reflects the recognition of NOVA NSPH’s competences… Continue reading WHO renews confidence in NOVA NSPH Collaborating Centre
Julia Hotz, author of the book ‘The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service and Belonging’ and a journalist specialising in the field of health, with research in the area of Social Prescription, was in Portugal to take part in a meeting of the Social Prescribing Portugal Network, promoted by the NOVA… Continue reading Julia Hotz: ‘NOVA NSPH’s Social Prescription is unique’
