International Conference “Health Behavior in Modern Society”

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Professor and Principal Pham Quang Minh shared about the importance of studying health behavior in modern society: "A proper behavior, good behavior, a good way of living and a good lifestyle are important issues for today's society. The health and good lifestyle of each person are the top concerns of the community. If our citizens have good behavior, we will certainly have a healthy society. However, currently, each of us cannot do it ourselves and cannot adjust our behavior because society is facing too many difficulties and lurking threats. We ourselves may not be able to solve or adjust ourselves. Therefore, society really needs psychological consultants to help treat and adjust the behavior of each individual."

The Rector also emphasized that mental health behavior is currently a global issue, so cooperation is needed to share experiences. Therefore, the international scientific conference "Health behavior in modern society" held at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU in collaboration with the Institute of Psychology, the University of Gdansk (Republic of Poland) and the National Institute of Mental Health is of great significance to psychological experts in Vietnam in sharing experiences from countries with a good foundation in comprehensive health care for citizens..

Prof. Nguyen Huu Thu (Faculty of Psychology) added more about the conference topic: The presentations at the conference are not only about mental health issues but also about issues related to health care policies and systems in different countries around the world. The presentations aim to answer the question of how human health behavior in the contemporary world is suitable for the 4.0 revolution period? In addition, Vietnamese scientists will have the opportunity to learn how developed countries have solved these problems? For example: issues of human health behavior in the workplace, how to take care of people with mental health problems, how to create their so-called sense of happiness in the contemporary world. In particular, reports by Polish scientists have vividly presented the Polish mental health care system - how they changed the mental health care system from the previous socialist period to a market mechanism? How to have an adaptive health care system in the new development stage? Vietnam is also in the process of transition, there are many similarities with this development stage of Poland, so we can learn a lot from your country's experience.

Nearly 50 scientific papers by Vietnamese and foreign scientists were presented at the conference, focusing on topics of human health behaviors in modern society such as: health in the workplace, school, and factory; health after natural disasters; health in the face of climate change; health and the use of social networks; feelings of happiness, etc.

Not only providing a comprehensive picture of human health behavior, the presentations also fully introduce issues related to policies and health care systems in many countries around the world as well as how developed countries have addressed issues related to human health in the era of robots and artificial intelligence.

Some pictures at the workshop: