In transit at airport, reflecting on the challenges for public health in addressing eco-socioeconomic determinants of health and wellbeing, there is still a long way to go (longer than the Long Walk😅). We should better prioritise and be innovative and transformational!

What’s next? The team will develop a white paper to capture the concepts, problems and solutions from the discussions to be presented to UN agencies. The gaps identified will be reviewed and inform next year’s focus of Windsor Consultation in the Castle.

Thanks to ICCC for providing such a unique platform to bring people from different sectors around the world to the table. The meetings I usually engage with are mainly epidemiologists and in health sector. Appreciate the opportunity to connect.

Some recommendations coming out of the discussions:
-Platform for stakeholder INCLUSION
-Use technology to enhance data capture and sharing
-Governance to monitor progress
-Financial support/resources for projects that bring co-benefits
-Education and capacity building is key

All about data: A simple user-friendly, everyone-can-access database is what we need (ideally! ) Is it possible?

3rd day discussion focused on “solutions” to form recommendations for actions. A theme was ‘loneliness epidemic’- a perception? its consequences? support for connectivity (with people, nature, food, animals)? not only for the older

Great opportunity for students/graduates who are keen to address heat health issues: 👇🏼WHO Heat Health Internship | Global Heat Health Information Network ghhin.org/news/wmo-heat-…

Prof Davis, president of ICCC, reiterated the purpose and integrated approach to stimulating “out of box” solutions for a society for all generations;
“Focus Groups = Practical Innovation”

How to finance projects? Here are examples from Freedom to Thrive UK and European Molecular Biology Lab Germany. “Turning Drops into Waves” - from small philanthropic donation to sustained funding. Very useful insights given lack of research funding for climate health projects

A new concept for me to learn: Citystics. Ms Beppler, CEO of Citystics, USA, addressed how her program can help cities make better decisions by processing and analysing public data.

Questions asked by Ms Ito, Chief of the Programme on Disability, UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs: how do you bring different groups together to be able to provide informative resources? How can you be disability inclusive? What do you do with various opinions collected?

Discussion about pain management shifted from ‘pain from people’ to ‘pain from the Earth’. There is no magic pill. We need to go back to the origin of the problem.

The morning discussion was around rehabilitation, ageing and society, governance…individual needs, resilient communities, environmental perspectives. Very inspiring and interactive

We are here to connect the dots for ‘urban future, health and technology’,addressing challenges facing a rapid urbanising world since 1993. Having presentations from UN partners, local successful projects, identifying actions, cowrite a white paper to be presented to UN bodies.

More background info of the Windsor consultation: participants are by invitation only (20 ish) as their expertise contributes to the topic. Topic and people change every year but the format remains the same to foster small group discussions in St George’s House

There were other talks on sustainable solutions for managing chronic pain, a new diplomacy with insights into authentic leadership… I couldn’t catch notes as was co-chairing the session. Will join Health and Rehabilitation concurrent session tomorrow. More to follow…

As a public health academic, it’s rare to see a State Attorney General in the room. Mr Reed from Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General talked about trauma-informed society through legal system development. I was curious about how researchers can be engaged in the process.

Education & Capacity building were highlighted by 2 talks, both focused on Asia. As a university teacher on health and climate change, I can’t agree more. It’s essential to achieve a climate-resilient, equitable, sustainable health system.

Mr Hofmann, a baker and entrepreneur in Germany, shared how Ketogenic Diet (low carb) changed his family and his customers’ lives with a healthier transition. With 1000 diabetes every day in Germany his business brings public health benefits. Is it hard to change diet habits?