The 11th Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference*
Harstad, Norway – June 10th-12th, 2026


MAIN PROGRAMME

Wednesday, June 10th

12.00-13.00 Registration and arrival snack
13.00-13.30

Official opening: Cultural Performance and welcome
Opening speech by Mayor Else Marie Stenhaug, Harstad, and the Organising Committee.
13.30-14.15 Health Promotion anno 2026. 40 years since the Ottawa Charter: What now?
Keynote speaker Professor Ilona Kickbusch
15.00-15.30 Coffee break & poster sessions
14.45-16.15 Parallel session 1

Four parallel sessions with oral presentations (20 min incl. Q&A) with short breaks, and a roundtable: 

  • Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
  • Policy and the Welfare State in Transition
  • Nursing
  • Participatory Processes

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17.15-19.15

Social programme (optional, registration required).  
Enjoy a coastal walk or a mountain hike (weather permitting).
Thursday, June 11th
09.00-09.15 Welcoming weather forecast and cultural performance
09.15-10.00

Health in the Arctic Regions/ Circumpolar Health: Focus on Indigenous populations and the impact of environmental changes on health. Keynote speaker Associate Professor Sven Hassler
10.00-10.30 Coffee break & poster sessions
10.30–12.00 Parallel session 2

Four parallel sessions with oral presentations (20 min incl. Q&A) with short breaks, and a roundtable: 

  • Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
  • Policy and the Welfare State in Transition
  • Nursing
  • Participatory Processes

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12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.45 Policy and the Welfare State in Transition:

Exploring changes in Nordic welfare policies, their impact on public health, and the historical and ongoing struggle to maintain the strengths of the Nordic welfare model. Keynote speaker Professor Karl Ove Moene
13.45-14.30 Coffee break & poster sessions
14.30-15.30 Parallel session 3

Four parallel sessions with oral presentations (20 min incl. Q&A) with short breaks, and a roundtable: 

  • Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
  • Policy and the Welfare State in Transition
  • Nursing
  • Participatory Processes

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15.30-15.45

Break
15.45-16.30 Nursing care and health promotion.
Keynote speaker, PhD/ Public Health Nurse Lise-Marie Bergvoll
   
17.00-18.00  Social programme (optional, registration required). 

Enjoy a swim and a seaside sauna in the inner harbour.
19.00- Conference dinner at the hotell

Friday, June 12th
09.00-09.15  Welcoming weather forecast and cultural performance
09.15-10.00

Participatory Processes:
The importance of stakeholder participation and cocreation in designing and implementing health research and health promotion initiatives. Keynote speaker Professor Louise Philips
10.00-10.15 Break
10.15-11.25 Parallel session 4

Four parallel sessions, including oral presentations and a roundtable:

  • Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
  • Policy and the Welfare State in Transition
  • Nursing
  • Participatory Processes

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11.25-11.45 Coffee break & poster session
11.45-12.30 Panel debate with Nordic speakers and moderators from the Nordic Network
12.30-12.45 Closing remarks and announcement of the 12th conference host
13:00- Lunch (wraps) & farewells

*The programme can be revised. 

Detailed programme for poster - and parallel sessions will be made available shortly.