Organizing a Capacity-Building Workshop on Health Promotion

Project Overview

• Field: Research, Evaluation & Technical Assistance
• Duration: 28 – 30 March 2005
• Funder/client: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Implementing agency: Center for Environmental and Health Studies (CEHS)
• Location: Hà Nội, Vietnam

Introduction

The project organized a capacity-building workshop on health promotion for staff, experts and stakeholders. The workshop served as a forum to share knowledge, update approaches, exchange practical experience, and strengthen capacity to organize health-promotion activities in the Vietnamese context.

The activity focused on preparing content, materials and logistics, ensuring the workshop ran effectively and met its technical objectives and participants' needs.

CEHS's Role

CEHS organized and coordinated the workshop under the technical leadership of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trịnh Hữu Vách and MSc. Nguyễn Như Toàn. The consulting team was responsible for developing the organizing plan, preparing and printing materials, coordinating workshop activities, evaluating outcomes, and finalizing the report.

Key Activities

• Developing the plan for the health-promotion capacity-building workshop.
• Preparing, drafting, finalizing and printing workshop materials.
• Coordinating invitations for delegates, experts and stakeholders to the program.
• Organizing, coordinating and providing technical support for the workshop in Hà Nội.
• Gathering participant feedback and evaluating workshop outcomes.
• Developing a consolidated report on the organizing process, results and post-workshop recommendations.

Key Results

• Completed preparation, documentation and organization of the health-promotion capacity-building workshop in Hà Nội.
• Provided an opportunity for technical exchange, experience sharing, and strengthened networking among participating staff and experts.
• Gathered feedback and identified areas requiring continued support in health-promotion work.
• Finalized the workshop results report as a basis for tracking and implementing further capacity-building activities.