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Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion in enlarging Europe

Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion in enlarging Europe. Eliza Iwanowicz, Poland Theodor Haratau, Romania Reinhold Sochert , Germany. EUROPEAN LEVEL The process of ENWHP enlargement – 7 new NCOs in the Network. NATIONAL LEVEL

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Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion in enlarging Europe

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  1. Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion in enlarging Europe Eliza Iwanowicz, Poland Theodor Haratau, Romania Reinhold Sochert, Germany

  2. EUROPEAN LEVEL The process of ENWHP enlargement – 7 new NCOs in the Network NATIONAL LEVEL The process of building and/or strengthening infrastructures for WHP in AACs 2-level process of building infrastructures for WHP in enlarging Europe

  3. STEP 1 –Identification of National Contact Offices of the EN WHP in new Member States of the European Union • STEP 2 –Kick-off meetings • STEP 3 –Round-table meetings

  4. STEP 1Identification of NCOs in 7AACs

  5. Identified new NCOs in 7AACs

  6. STEP 2 Kick-off meetings in 7 AACs

  7. The role of a kick-off meeting: • An interview on WHP in the AAC - - a status-quo analysis • Preparation for the future round-table meetings

  8. Slovak Republic/ Bratislava, 30th June 2005 Lithuania/ Vilinius, 15th July 2005 Slovenia/ Ljubljana, 29th August 2005 Estonia/ Tallinn, 30th September 2005 Kick-off meetings took place in the following AACs:

  9. STEP 3Round-table meetings in AACs

  10. These were the national meetings of stakeholders responsible for workplace health in AACs Representatives of the following institutions/ organisations were the most often invited for these meetings: Ministries of: Health/ Social Affairs/ Welfare/ Labour/ Sport/ Education Universities Public Health Institutions Labour Inspectorate Occupational Medicine Institutes/Centres/ Units Insurance Fund Various NGOs: employers’/ employees organisation Enterprises promoting employees’ health Media Round-table meetings:

  11. The agenda of a round-table meeting

  12. The round-table meeting in La Valetta/ Malta • 2nd November 2005 • the main organiser: Heath Promotion Department/ The Ministry of Health • ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland, BKK/ Germany & The Romtens Foundation/ Romania • ca 20 participants

  13. The round-table meeting in Malta • Main driver of WHP in Malta – MoH / Department of Health Promotion • Members of the WHP Forum – SMEs + Unions + Employers’ Association • Networking in Malta (small, English speaking, active) • WHP “taste” in Malta : Health Promotion at the workplace

  14. The round-table meeting in Nicosia/ Cyprus • 2nd December 2005 • the main organiser: Department of Labour Inspection/ the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance • ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland, BKK/ Germany & The Romtens Foundation/ Romania • ca 20 participants

  15. The round-table meeting in Cyprus • Main driver of WHP in Cyprus – Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance by its Department of Labor Inspection • Members of the WHP Forum – SMEs + Unions • WHP “taste” in Cyprus – surveillance of the health of employed persons • Future trends: involving big companies through promoting the Business Case among their community

  16. The round-table meeting in Vilnius/ Lithuania • 25th November 2005 • the main organiser: The National Centre for Health promotion and Education • ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany • ca 30 participants

  17. The round-table meeting in Ljubljana/ Slovenia • 9th December 2005 • the main organiser: the Clinical Institute of Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine/ University Medical Centre Ljubljana • ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany • ca 20 participants

  18. The round-table meeting in Slovenia • It was a success since: participants expressed the need to create a national forum for WHP at two levels: • the first should be consisted of representatives of scientific institutions, Slovenian authorities, and other central organisations; • the second one ought to gather professionals implementing whp activities in enterprises and representatives of companies active in this field

  19. The round-table meeting in Slovenia • all the attendees agreed to meet with each other at least once a year to exchange their experiences and share the outcomes of their achievements • Slovenian NCO expressed the desire to stimulate, consult and supervise all these activities leading to the development of the strong Slovenian forum for WHP

  20. The round-table meeting in Tallinn/ Estonia • 19th December 2005 • the main organiser: Health Care Board/ the Ministry of Social Affairs • ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany • ca 15 participants

  21. The round-table meeting in Estonia: • was led jointly by the Health Care Board (the former NCO) and the National Institute for Health Development (the present NCO) • was devoted to presenting two national WHP networks: • The Estonian Network of Health Promoting Enterprises (involving ca 20 companies; 2005) • The Network of Health Promoting Hospitals (2000)

  22. The round-table meeting in Estonia: • It was a success since: • the representatives of the Health Care Board and the National Institute for Health Development expressed a desire for further close cooperation in the Estonian Healthy Workplaces Project • participants decided to make use of experience from building the Network of Health Promoting Hospitals to enlarge the Estonian Network of Health Promoting Enterprises • the head of the National Institute for Health Development expressed the readiness of her organisation to take the role of the NCO of the EN WHP

  23. The round-table meeting in Riga / Latvia • 13th January 2006 • the main organiser: Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health/ Riga Stradins University • ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany • ca 35 participants

  24. The round-table meeting in Latvia • It was a success since: • It was the first national meeting of stakeholders entirely devoted to WHP • It enabled the establishment of the national forum for WHP • The NCO expressed a need to officially expand its work plan and funding on WHP

  25. The round-table meetings • In most countries these were the first national meetings of stakeholders interested in WHP • Establishment of the national forums for WHP • Commitment to engage into further development of the national infrastructures and polices in WHP • Desire to make use of outcomes of former EN WHP initiatives

  26. Thank you for your attention!

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