Collective well-being: science, issues opportunities: This article explores the topic in depth.
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Collective well-being: science. Moreover, issues opportunities:
Thematic day – Collective well-being: science, issues opportunities
December 2, 2025
In 2021, WHO set out the urgency of acting in the face of complex and successive crises observed in several scales in connection with ecological, political, commercial, digital and social determinants of health. Similarly, To answer them. Meanwhile, the Geneva Charter invites all governments to build sustainable “well-being” (WHO, 2021), and a global reference framework has been published to integrate collective well-being into public health (WHO, 2023).
But what is collective well-being? Consequently, How to measure it and improve it? Similarly, This day will allow participants to enter concepts, measures and strategies of interventions specific to collective well-being. Nevertheless, The opportunities for improving collective well-being can then be seized.
This training is aimed at all actors and actresses in the public health network. Therefore,
Educational objectives – Collective well-being: science, issues opportunities
At the end of this activity. Meanwhile, the participating people will be able to:
- Explain collective well-being: science, issues opportunities the concept of collective well-being (foundations, definitions, analysis framework) by distinguishing it comparatively from the concepts of population of population and individual well-being. Furthermore,
- Recognize the measures. Furthermore, indicators of monitoring collective well-being
- Describe the levers of public health contribution to promising approaches to collective well-being at various intervention levels (local, regional, provincial)
- Integrate values of cultural diversity and scientific rigor in the promotion of the well-being of the population. Therefore,
8 H 30 à 9 H 30
Plenary conference
9 H 30 à 10 h
Break – Visit of presentations by posters. In addition, exhibitors
Beforenoted schedule – Collective well-being: science, issues opportunities
Bertious animation
Mathieu Masse-Jolicoeur, MA, Advisor, Ministry of Health and Social Services
10 H à 10 H 10
Words of gratitude and territorial recognition
This activity underlines the recognition of the uncounted territory of Tiohtià: Ke and is part of a cultural security approach required for this day which approaches the concept of collective well-being: science, issues opportunities well-being from a global perspective, including the Aboriginal perspective.
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objective: to integrate values of cultural diversity. Consequently, scientific rigor in the promotion of the well-being of the population. For example,
10 H 10 à 10 H 20
Window breeze activity
Johanne Castonguay, M.SC.. Moreover, Commissioner for Health and Well-Being of Quebec; Associate professor, HEC Montreal Health Pole
Mathieu Masse-Jolicoeur, MA, Advisor, Ministry of Health and Social Services
The host opens the day with an online survey evaluating the level of knowledge and the perspectives of the participants about collective well-being. However,
This activity includes a period of interactivity of 5 minutes. Similarly,
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objective: to enter concepts. Consequently, measures and strategies of interventions specific to collective well-being.
10 H 20 à 10 H 50
Conference: Consulting and Scientific Settlement State
Christopher Barrington-Leigh, Ph.D.. Deputy collective well-being: science, issues opportunities Professor, Department of Ethics, Ethics and Public Policy, Popular and Global Health School, McGill University
The speaker will summarize the state of knowledge about well-being both from a conceptual point of view (e.g. determinants of well-being) and that of quantitative measures (eg: the results of comparative studies on well-being at the international level).
This activity includes a period of interactivity of 10 minutes.
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objectives:
- Explain the concept of collective well-being (foundations. definitions, analysis framework) by distinguishing it comparatively from the concepts of population of population and individual well-being.
- Recognize measures. indicators for monitoring collective well-being
10 H 50 à 12 h
Conferences-Crossed views on the concept of collective well-being
Kari Wolanski, Aboriginal statistics and partnerships Center, Statistics Canada
Stanley Vollant, MD FRCP, medical advisor, Committee on Health and Social Services of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
Marie-Andrée Gravel, MA, collective well-being: science, issues opportunities Coordinator, Analysis and Social Indicators Program, Institute of Statistics of Quebec
Panelists will share the indigenous, federal and provincial perspectives of the concept of collective well-being.
The activity includes a period of interactivity of 15 minutes.
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objectives:
- Explain the concept of collective well-being (foundations. definitions, analysis framework) by distinguishing it comparatively from the concepts of population of population and individual well-being.
- Recognize measures. indicators for monitoring collective well-being
- Integrate values of cultural diversity and scientific rigor in the promotion of the well-being of the population.
12 H à 13 H 45
Dinner – Visit presentations by posters and exhibitors
Afternoon
Afternoon animation
David Kaiser, MDMSC. FRCP. Deputy Medical Director, University Integrated Health and Social Services Center at Center-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal
13 H 45 à 14 H 30
Obesign: What does this mean in public health? – NORMCH OUTSIBUTIONS
Gaynor Watson-Creed. MD CCFP FRCPC, Doyenne collective well-being: science, issues opportunities Associate, Serving and Engaging Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Chairman of the Board of Directors, hires Nova Scotia; Former director of public health in Nova Scotia.
The speaker will share her prospects on the role of public health to promote collective well-being.
The activity includes a period of interactivity of 10 minutes.
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objectives:
- Describe the levers of public health contribution to promising approaches to collective well-being at various intervention levels (local. regional, provincial)
- Integrate values of cultural diversity and scientific rigor in the promotion of the well-being of the population.
14 H 30 à 15 H 15
Practical simulation workshop around the prioritization of actions on well-being in public health.
Julie Lévesque. MA, Scientific Councilor, National Institute of Public Health of Quebec
Jennifer Proudfoot, MA, Strategic manager: partnerships and knowledge sharing, Institute of Health and Social Policies, McGill University
The activity includes a period collective well-being: science, issues opportunities of interactivity of 55 minutes.
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objective: to describe the levers for contribution of public health to promising approaches for collective well-being at various intervention levels (local. regional, provincial)
15 H 15 à 15 H 30
Short break
15 H 30 à 16 H 20
Crossed views on action strategies
Alain Poirier, MD, M.SC.. FRCPC, Regional Director of Public Health, CRI of health and social services of James
Yves Bellavance, BA, Managing Director, Montreal coalition of neighborhood tables
Évelyne Beaudin, M.Sc., mayor, city of Sherbrooke
Mario Messier, MD, Scientific Director, Health Business Group (Coesion SP)
François Delorme, M.Sc.. president-founder, G15 +
This is a period of interactivity that will start with a discussion between panelists in “fishbowl” format, which will allow a subsequent more fluid and dynamic interaction with the members of the audience. The initial discussion between panelists will discuss collective well-being: science, issues opportunities the recommendations for public health action depending on different perspectives from the community environment. the municipal environment and the workplace.
This activity includes a 30 -minute interactivity period.
This activity makes it possible to meet the following objective: to describe the levers of public health contribution to promising approaches for collective well-being at various intervention levels (local. regional, provincial)
16 H 20 à 16 H 55
Synthesis and vision of the future
Gaynor Watson-Creed, MD CCFP FRCPC, Doyenne Associate, Serving and Engaging Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Chairman of the Board of Directors, hires Nova Scotia; Former director of public health in Nova Scotia.
Dr. Watson-Creed will make a summary of the protruding points of the day. will share his point of view on the contribution of public health to the progress of collective well-being.
The activity makes it possible to meet the following objective: to enter concepts. measures and collective well-being: science, issues opportunities strategies of interventions specific to collective well-being.
16 H 55 à 17 H 05
Closing words
David Kaiser, MDMSC. FRCP. Deputy Medical Director, University Integrated Health and Social Services Center at Center-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal
This activity makes it possible to meet the following objective: to enter concepts, measures and strategies of interventions specific to collective well-being, to seize all the opportunities to improve it with their partners.
Scientific committee
Responsible
Yun Jen, MDMSC. FRCPC, medical advisor, health and well-being commissioner
Mathieu Masse-Jolicoeur, M.SC., Advisor, Ministry of Health and Social Services
Members
Marie Bernard, M.SC., research analyst, Canada Public Health Agency
Patrick Castonguay, M.SC.. planning, programming and research agent, Regional Directorate of Public Health of Estrie, Integrated University Center for Health and Social Services of Estrie
Sarah Chaput, M.SC., Director, International Francophone Network in Health Promotion
David Kaiser, MDMSC. FRCPC. Deputy Medical Director, Regional Public Health Directorate of Montreal, Integrated University Center for Health and Social Services at collective well-being: science, issues opportunities Center-Sud-de-l’île de Montréal
Julie Lévesque, MA, Scientific Councilor, National Institute of Public Health of Quebec
Isabelle Lizée, Managing Director, Espace Muni
Jennifer Proudfoot, MA, Strategic manager: partnerships and sharing of knowledge, department of equity, ethics and policy of the School of Public Health and Population, McGill University
Renée Ouimet, Ba, Director, Mental Movement Quebec
Christine St-Arnaud, M.SC., planning, programming and research agent, an integrated university center for health and social services in the Outaouais
Bryn Williams-Jones, PH.D., Director, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Public Health School of the University of Montreal
Stanley Vollant, MD FRCPC, doctor-advisor, Committee on Health and Social Services of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
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