building infrastructures for workplace health promotion in enlarging europe eliza iwanowicz, poland...
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Building infrastructures for workplace health promotion
in enlarging Europe
Eliza Iwanowicz, Poland
Theodor Haratau, Romania
Reinhold Sochert, Germany
2-level process of building infrastructures for WHP
in enlarging Europe
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
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
STEP 1
Identification of NCOs in 7AACs
Identified new NCOs in 7AACs Country National Contact Office Contact Person
CyprusDepartment of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance
Athanasiou Athansasios
EstoniaThe Health Care Board at the Ministry of Social Affairs
Uno Kiplok
LatviaInstitute of Occupational and Environmental Health at Riga Stradins University
Ivars Vanadzins
LithuaniaNational Centre for Health Promotion and Education
Zenonas Javtokas
MaltaHealth Promotion Department at the Ministry of Health
Maryanne Massa So’ton
Slovak RepublicFaculty of Public Health at the Slovak Medical University
Margareta Šulcová
SloveniaClinical Institute of Occupational, Traffic and Sports Medicine at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Eva Stergar
STEP 2
Kick-off meetings in 7 AACs
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
Kick-off meetings took place in the following AACs:
Slovak Republic/ Bratislava,
30th June 2005
Lithuania/ Vilinius,15th July 2005
Slovenia/ Ljubljana,29th August 2005
Estonia/ Tallinn,30th September 2005
STEP 3
Round-table meetings in AACs
Round-table meetings: 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
The agenda of a round-table meeting
Presentation SpeakerWelcome introduction Head of the NCO
The concept of WHP and activities of the EN WHP
Representative of the EN WHP Secretariat
Review of the Dragon – fly Project Representative of the NIOM
Exemplary experiences in co- operation with the EN WHP of the AAC
Representative of the NIOM or the Romtens Foundation
WHP Local Forum in Poland/ Romania Representative of the NIOM or the Romtens Foundation
The status-quo with regard to WHP of a host AAC (based on the project questionnaire) with examples of actions in this field – system and
practical solutions
Representative of the the NCO
Models of Good Practice
in the field of WHP
Representative of an enterprise
SWOT analysis concerning WHP of a host AAC / discussion workshop resulting in the establishment of the national forum and co-
operation with the ENWHP
All participants
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
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
The round-table meeting in Malta
The round-table meeting in Nicosia/ Cyprus
2nd December 2005the main organiser: Department of Labour Inspection/ the Ministry of Labour and Social InsuranceENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland, BKK/ Germany & The Romtens Foundation/ Romaniaca 20 participants
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
The round-table meeting in Cyprus
The round-table meeting in Vilnius/ Lithuania
25th November 2005the main organiser: The National Centre for Health promotion and Education ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germanyca 30 participants
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
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
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
The round-table meeting in Slovenia
19th December 2005
the main organiser: Health Care Board/ the Ministry of Social Affairs
ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany
ca 15 participants
The round-table meeting in Tallinn/ 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)
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 Enterprisesthe 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
The round-table meeting in Estonia:
13th January 2006
the main organiser: Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health/ Riga Stradins University
ENWHP representatives: NIOM/ Poland & BKK/ Germany
ca 35 participants
The round-table meeting in Riga / 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
The round-table meeting in Latvia
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
The round-table meetings
Thank you for your attention!