Giuseppe Furgiuele, former regional president of Calabria Italian health promotion society was elected in National Governing Council of the same Company for the three-year period 2020-2023. The election takes on particular relevance since it is the first time that a Calabrian professional arrives to sit in this prestigious forum.
The Health Promotion Society
The Italian Society of Health Promotion (Sips) is one national scientific society which has as its main objective to promote scientific, educational and dissemination activities in the field of health promotion according to the definition and meanings made explicit by the World Health Organization in the Ottawa Charter (1986).
Furgiuele in the national board
Furgiuele therefore enters by right into the elite of the greatest national experts on the subject. An important curriculum is that of the Calabrian professional, having been involved in public health for years, promoting the evolution and cultural and professional development of prevention and health promotion activities with assets various publications in national and international journals and participation in regional and national congresses.
«Health promotion constitutes uno of the key points to face future challenges especially after such difficult months for the Italian health system, we health workers are called to take up these challenges to improve the general health of our communities and reduce their inequalities. Being an active part of a national context honors me. Furthermore, the task that I am quick to fulfill will allow Calabria to be present in national policies on the issues of Health Promotion with a notably representative weight ».
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