Our conferences
As both an advocacy and professional organisation, the WPHNA aims to strengthen the evidence base for effective action to improve nutrition-related health, particularly in the worst off and most disadvantaged populations in the world. Our conferences, meetings and short-courses are key to our efforts to achieve more effective actions.
We set the agendas and ensure our meetings are free from conflict of interest.
Past Congresses
World Public Health Nutrition Congress
London, England - 2024
- Title: Questioning the Solutions: Has the Decade of Nutrition delivered?
- Venue: University of Westminster, London, England
- Key partners: University of Westminster
World Public Health Nutrition Congress
Brisbane, Australia - 2020
- Title: Knowledge, Policy, Action in the Decade of Nutrition 2016-2025’ - What is working or not? Where are the gaps? What needs more effort or change?
- Venue: Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane Australia (pivoted to virtual due to COVID-19)
- Key partners: Public Health Association of Australia
- Attendance: 595 delegates (355 virtual)
World Nutrition
Cape Town, South Africa - 2016
- Title: Knowledge, Policy and Action: Addressing the double burden of malnutrition
- Venue: University of Western Cape, Cape Town South Africa
- Key partners: University of Western Cape
- Attendance: 425 delegates
World Nutrition Congress
Rio, Brazil - 2012
- Title: World Nutrition: Knowledge, Policy, Action.
- Venue: University of Rio de Janeiro
- Key partners: Abrasco (Brazilian Public Health Association), University of Rio de Janeiro, and Brazilian Ministry of Health.
- Attendance: 1800 delegates
Regional meetings
In addition to our four-yearly international meetings, the Association is also committed to supporting localised events
- We co-hosted the 2018 International Conference on Critical Public Health Consequences of the Double Burden of Malnutrition and the Changing Food Environment in South and South East Asia. The aim of this conference, held in Delhi, was to debate important issues that underlie the high levels of both under-nutrition and obesity, especially those related to changes in food systems.
- We held a meeting in September 2014 in Oxford, UK. with a focus on learning lessons from more up-stream actions to affect population health.
There are many different actors in the fields of public health and nutrition, and the Association recognises that more rapid progress can be made by working together with partners that share our values and ethos. We look to build such partnerships for future actions, including conferences, workshops, and short courses.