Jeff Kirk Svane has a master’s degree in communication and has recently concluded his PhD concerning fast-track implementation of clinical health promotion (University of Copenhagen). The PhD project included a multi-center, randomized clinical trial taking place in 36 hospitals in 8 countries. Since 2008, Jeff has worked at the WHO Collaborating Centre, Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg Hospital, as a Technical Officer with the International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals & Health Services (HPH) initiated by the World Health Organization. Coordinating the network Internationally, Jeff supports the more than 700 HPH member hospitals and health services worldwide, all working actively to implement WHO health promotion standards.