Prevention Month Symposium 2025: Public Health Challenges for Children and Young People

-Automatic translation

How can we collaboratively tackle the major public health challenges faced by children and young people across all levels of society? The symposium will address topics such as:

• The primary public health challenges and protective factors affecting children and young people's lives

• The situation of children and young people of foreign origin

• The significance of data and evidence-led actions in health promotion and prevention work

• The digital environment and marketing targeted at children and young people

• The voices of young people: Knights of Love

• Initiatives for children and young people in Mosfellsbær and a Safer North Iceland

• Developing comprehensive public health plans

The symposium is also included in a workshop for liaisons of the Health Promoting Community.

Agenda

• 9:00 Opening Remarks and Discussion
  María Heimisdóttir, Medical Director of Health
  Willum Þór Þórsson, President of the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (ÍSÍ)

• 9:45 Being of foreign origin in Icelandic society
  Oksana Shabatura, Intercultural Mediator at the Centre for Language and Literacy. Department of School and Leisure, City of Reykjavík

• 10:10 Work based on best knowledge – data and good practice
  Public health indicators and international standards for substance use prevention - Ösp Árnadóttir, Project Manager at the Directorate of Health
  Violence among and against children – what does the data say? - Eygló Harðardóttir, Chair of the action group on violence among and against children

• 10:35 The digital environment and marketing aimed at children and young people
  Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir, Director of the Icelandic Media Commission
  Rafn M. Jónsson, Project Manager at the Directorate of Health

• 10:55 Break

• 11:15 Knights of Love - What Do the Young People Say?
  Embla Bachmann
  Kári Einarsson

• 11:25 Systematic Prevention Work in the Local Community
  Our Children, 27 Actions – Regína Ásvaldsdóttir, Mayor of Mosfellsbær
  A Safer Northwest Iceland – Ásdís Ýr Arnardóttir, Project Manager

• 11:50 Public Health Challenges and Community Public Health Plans
  Gígja Gunnarsdóttir, Project Manager at the Directorate of Health

• 12:00 End of symposium

The moderator is Dóra Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, Head of the Public Health Division at the Directorate of Health.