Definition

An International Public Health Ambassador 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 include:   

• 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 2010 Eubios 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 will be announced soon.

Register by Email to Prof. Darryl Macer, Email: darryl@eubios.info



The Ambassadors are listed on the

IPHA program page: https://ausovereignnations.org/international-public-health-ambassadors/

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: darryl@eubios.info