2nd International Research Seminar on Salutogenesis
The 2nd International Research Seminar on Salutogenesis and the 2nd Meeting of the IUHPE GWGS was arranged by the Health Promotion Research Group at Folkhälsan, 14-16 May, 2009 in Helsinki Finland. The main focus of the seminar was on the promotion of mental health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Internationally known experts on mental health, health promotion and salutogenesis were invited: Professor Corey Keyes, USA, Professor Shifra Sagy, Israel, Assistant Professor Craig Becker, USA, Dr Georg Bauer, Switzerland, Professor Mima Cattan, UK and Assistant Professor Antti Uutela, Finland. Professor Vappu Taipale, recently retired as Director General of the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health in Finland opened the seminar.
The seminar brought together about 130 scientists interested in mental health promotion and the salutogenic perspective on health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Below the programme including the oral presentations from the seminar (order of appearance) and the electronic poster presentations:
Professor and Chair of the IUHPE GWGS Bengt Lindström, Finland The heritage of the Ottawa Charter in the context of mental health promotion.
Professor Vappu Taipale, Finland Opening speech. 
PhD Georg Bauer, Switzerland Healthy people in health promoting organizations: contributing to mental health in societies.
Professor Corey Keyes, USA Towards a mentally flourishing society: why we need mental health promotion (Part 1, Part 2).
Professor Mima Cattan, UK Mental health promotion – a life span approach.
Professor Shifra Sagy, Israel On the origin of salutogenesis.
PhD Monica Eriksson, Finland The evidence base of salutogenesis: an update on the state of art (Part 1, Part 2).
Assistant Professor Antti Uutela, Finland How does health behaviour interlink with the salutogenesis?
Assistant Professor Craig Becker, USA What makes people thrive? The Salutogenic Wellness Promotion Scale.
Poster presentations: Arabella Onslow, UK; Bettina Stenbock-Hult and Anneli Sarvimäki, Finland; Salla-Maarit Volanen, Finland; Nina-Helen Mjösund et al., Norway; Petra Nilsson, Sweden; Eva Langeland and AK Wahl, Norway; Ellen Saeter Hansen and EE Szüts, Norway; Odil Saetertro, Norway; Luis Saboga Nunez, Portugal; Ulrika Lindmark, Sweden; Igor Radziewicz-Winncki et al., Poland; Pamela Mosley, Finland; Ryoko Ebina, Japan; Mila Gustavsson-Lilius et al.; Finland
Using the contents of the presentations, please refer to the seminar. For further information about the seminar please contact Bengt Lindström, bengt.lindstrom@folkhalsan.fi or Monica Eriksson, monica.eriksson@folkhalsan.fi.