Family and Community NursingPiemonte Reference Site – Bruxelles, 5th April 2017

Valeria RomanoSenior Researcher in Public Health and HTAIRES Piemonte - ItalyWP7 INNOVATIVE EDUCATION and TRAINING

The role of FHN

FHN plays multidimensional activities focused not only on theIndividual, but also on families, groups and populations to supporthealth promotion and is proactive in primary, secondary and, aboveall, tertiary prevention of disease/illness and disability and tomaintain an individual in his or her family and community.

(Martin 2013)

The FHN is a "case manager" able to read, assess and respond to the health needs of citizens and families, to support the autonomy, to coordinate interventions of health and social services

An advanced learning program for Family and Community Nurses was developed by The University of Turin in 2005:

the role of FHN is different from district and home visiting nurses working in primary care.The post graduate course in Family and Community Nursing is strongly oriented to the relationship between professionals and citizens

Our Commitment

SCALING-UP !

• Following the Turin experience, more and more Italian Universities are now launching the program.

• AIFeC and Turin University have built a network between universities, health

service managers, district nurses, GPs associations, citizens associations, unions

and colleges of nurses and have been giving consulting for small projects all over

Italy.

• International contacts have been established with Austria, France, Portugal,

Slovenia, Spain, Swiss and UK Universities and Local Health Services.

• The Co.N.S.E.So Project funded by the Alpine Space Programme is testing the role in rural areas of Austria, France, Italy and Slovenia

SCALING-UP !

Thank You !