Co-organised by HOPE, the 22^nd International Conference of the Health Promoting Hospitals Network (HPH) took place from 23 to 25 April 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

The conference was dedicated to the theme “Changing hospital & health service culture to better promote health”. By focusing on this general theme, the conference programme acknowledged the need for organisation-wide reform and development to support a more health promoting culture in health care, following the demand of WHO’s Ottawa Charter for a re-orientation of healthcare services and concepts of Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services. The conference also addressed the feasibility of cultural change in healthcare in times of economic crisis.

More information: http://www.hphconferences.org/barcelona2014/