Definition
An International Public Health Ambassador (IPHA) is an earned title of recognition of dedicated ethical service to a community to promote good practices, a sense of community, and public health. The person should have completed recognised training, have developed and implemented an action plan to improve the health of a community, and have evaluated and assessed the outcomes of their practices. It is not necessarily measured by any specific quantitative measure, and feedback is provided from experts and peers on the parameters of success of each person’s action plan.
General objectives:
° A global network of people empowered to share experiences and exchange ideas on improving health;
° Sharing results of action plans and experiences;
° International projects designed at the forums to be implemented in different countries;
° Qualification of persons formal and non-formal educational qualification (e.g. the AUSN Postgraduate Certificate in Epidemics and Ethical Global Health or the AUSN Postgraduate Certificate in Bioethics and Global Health);
° Ongoing social networking discussions (these may include social media such as facebook and so on);
° Recommendations to governments, industry, professionals, UN bodies, and so on;
° Publications and videos to promote health;
° Upscaling of interventions that are developed to other communities.
What I need to do
This Ambassador program is open to all persons of any age anywhere. There is no specific required qualification to join, but currently the training is delivered in English language. Individuals can join together with others to develop and implement an action plan to help a community. There are a minimum of 48 contact hours of training required, in addition to the time spent in design, implementation, community service and evaluation. Upon completion a Certificate will be issued.
Background
Since 2010Eubios Ethics Institute has convened over twenty youth training forums to work together with Youth as Agents of Change for Social Transformation. These forums are the Youth Peace Ambassadors (YPA) International and the Youth Looking Beyond Disaster (LBD). Most participants develop action plans that after implementation and sharing of their experiences will qualify the trainee as an “Ambassador”. The first Ambassadors were awarded in March 2011, and a list of the names and countries of the Ambassadors under this program is found on the Youth Ambassadors page. Normally an Ambassador should have attended two training workshops, to have presented their action plan, prior to being nominated as an Ambassador. There is no specific age limit as “youth” in these two programs, and similarly there is no age limit to be an International Public Health Ambassador.
A series of International Public Health Ambassador Conferences (Virtual) have been held in 2020 and the first Ambassadors are listed below.
Contact Prof. Darryl Macer by Email to:
Email: provost@ausovereignnations.org and darryl@eubios.info
International Partners: American University of Sovereign Nations, Eubios Ethics Institute, United Nations Academic Impact
More partners are needed – we need your support. Contact: Prof. Darryl Macer,
Email: provost@ausovereignnations.org and darryl@eubios.info
| International Public Health Ambassadors | |
 | Dr. Esra Bilir, M.D., CEEGH, Turkey
Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, American University of Sovereign Nations Esra is now based in Antalaya, Turkey, and is open to collaborating in projects focusing on gender issues and gynecology. She is also a member of the Subcommittee on COVID-19 and Gender of the World Emergency COVID19 Pandemic Ethics Committee (WeCope). |
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Mireille D’Astous, Ph.D., CEEGH, Canada Laval University, Quebec, Canada Mireille holds a PhD with a specialization in Bioethics, from Laval University (Université Laval), but is also working on peace and conflict, beyond the restrictive confines of Western bioethics. Mireille is also a Senior Research Fellow, School of Indigenous Peoples and Global Studies, AUSN and a member of the World Emergency COVID19 Pandemic Ethics Committee (WeCope). |
| More are being recognized | |